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InCert, or some other name…: a tool for device-based client cert management

InCert is a multi-platform, device-based client certificate management tool designed for campus environments, offering federated operation capabilities. It supports various operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Unix, facilitating seamless integration with applications like two-factor authentication, VPN, and signed emails/documents. The thin desktop client maintains certificate lifecycle management while operating securely within the device’s environment. It allows policy enforcement and enables development of plugins for essential applications. Next steps involve confirming requirements for broader engagement and establishing a maintenance strategy across multiple institutions.

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InCert, or some other name…: a tool for device-based client cert management

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  1. InCert, or some other name…:a tool for device-based client cert management

  2. Requirements • Niche: • Aimed at campus; could be operated federated • Multi-platform, multi-application • The usual platforms (Windows, Mac, Android, IOS, Unix) • The usual apps (two factor authn, vpn, eduroam, signed email, signed docs, etc) • Desktop cert management client as well as cert install • https://spaces.internet2.edu/download/attachments/24577004/InCommonCertToolv2.pdf

  3. Model • Thin desktop client • Accepts plug-ins into basic framework • Does cert lifecycle maintenance • Client lives inside device security environment • Allows enterprise policy enforcement • Plug-ins for the key apps/uses • VPN, two factor, eduroam, signed *, etc • Distributed plug-in development against common basic framework

  4. Next Steps • affirm the requirements work for others interested besides the US • confirm the limited possibilities for alignment with the CAT work being done as part of eduroam • spec out the skill set needed to do the work, and a rough budget • arrange for a multi-NREN-federation maintenance strategy (kinda we'll do IOS and someone will do Android and someone will do windows and...) • find a developer with the right skill set • get going...

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