Server Requirements

Digi-CA™ Server Requirements

[1] The basic requirement for every Digi-CA™ Server installation is the same. As more sophisticated environments arise for Digi-CA™ Server Xp or Digi-CA™ Server Xg, the requirements increase accordingly.

• Physical Environment

These are the minimum suitable conditions for the correct operation of the single server Digi-CA™ Server Xs:



• Dry area with good ventilation or air-conditioning if possible
• Secure room or computer cabinet with restricted, controlled and logged access
• Broadband or leased line internet access
• Power supply with optional backup power supply
• Availability of IT Professional (MCSE or higher/other, on a part-time basis, 4-hour call-in contract will suffice) with good working knowledge of computers, networking and general knowledge of TCP/IP protocols)




• Equipment Specification

These are the minimum equipment specification for the correct operation of the single server Digi-CA™ Server Xs:



• Server: Dell®/Compaq [FreeBSD 5.4+ compatible]
• Processor: Intel® Pentium® III family
• Memory: 512MB RAM
• Hard Drive: 15 GB SCSI/ATA
• SCSI Controller (optional)
• RAID Controller: RAID PERC 3/4/SC (optional)
• 100/10 MB Intel® Compatible Network Card
• CD-RW/DVD 4x Combo
• Monitor
• Keyboard
• Router
• Software/Hardware Firewall (optional)



Digi-CA™ Server is supplied complete and ready for total install on the server. There is no requirement for any Operating System [OS] or pre-configuration, whatsoever. In fact, if the Server is not completely free of any OS or software, it must be formatted to return it to its ‘as manufactured’ state.

During the installation, the Digi-CA™ will use versions of the following software that will be hardened and modified by the Digi-CAST2™ Team during their installation work:



• OpenSSL
• mod_SSL
• Apache
• PHP
• cURL
• OpenLDAP
• BerkeleyDB
• MySQL
• WebMin



The above list is provided for information purposes only.




• Installation Requirements

These are the minimum requirements for the correct installation of the single server Digi-CA™ Server Xs:



• Hardware as per 3.12.6
• FreeBSD 5.4+ installed
• 512Kbs network (via Internet) access to the server
• VPN software installed and tested (optional)
• VPN client software sent to Digi-CAST2™ (optional)
• SSH interface to the server
• ‘Root’ login credentials for remote server access