EJBCA Guides


Get started with guides and tutorials for trying out and evaluating EJBCA and view guides on how to perform specific tasks using EJBCA.

Get started with EJBCA

Get started with a quick start guide for trying out and evaluating EJBCA.

→ Start EJBCA Container with Client Certificate Authenticated Access

Get Started with PKI and Signing

To get started with guides for trying out and evaluating EJBCA or SignServer, and follow step-by-step instructions for common PKI and signing use cases, refer to our guides on Get Started with PKI and Signing.

For practical guides for common use cases, with step-by-step instructions for using Keyfactor’s solutions, refer to our How-to Guides.

Get started with a Quantum-Safe PKI

Learn how to configure EJBCA to issue certificates using composite keys, combining a classical cryptographic algorithm (RSA, ECDSA, or EdDSA) with a quantum-safe algorithm (ML-DSA).

→ Issue Composite Certificates

Explore PQC use cases, such as issuing quantum-safe certificates, in the ready-to-use PQC Lab Test Drive.

→ Keyfactor PQC Lab Test Drive

→ Build a Quantum-Safe PKI using PQC Lab Test Drive

Get started with Matter IoT

Create and manage Certificate Authorities (CAs) for Matter IoT in EJBCA, whether you are a device vendor establishing device trustworthiness during manufacturing, or a network operator, enabling secure interactions between devices within an operational Matter network.

→ Create CAs for Matter Vendor PKI

→ Create CAs for Matter Operational PKI

Configure EJBCA ACME Device Attestation with Jamf for Apple Devices

ACME Device Attestation enables the use of Apple Managed Device Attestation certificates to securely identify devices in ACME workflows.

To configure ACME Device Attestation in EJBCA and integrate it with Jamf to automate certificate enrollment for managed Apple devices, see Configure EJBCA ACME Device Attestation with Jamf for Apple devices.

Migrate from other CAs to EJBCA

Get information on CA migration and an overview of a general migration procedure as well as case-specific information on migrating from different CAs to EJBCA.

→ Generic Migration Procedure

→ CA Specific Migration Procedures

How to Modify EJBCA

Guides for modifying the main EJBCA source code and writing your own third party plugins.

→ View all guides

→ Getting Started with EJBCA Development

→ Creating Plugins

→ Customize User Interface