Get started with EJBCA

Updated on October 16, 2025

Get started with a Quick Install Guide for trying out and evaluating EJBCA and review other information to get you started with EJBCA.

→ Quick Install Guide

→ Enable Debug Logging

Video Tutorials

Setting up Peer Connectors and OCSP

View video tutorial walking you through the steps of setting up peer connectors and OCSP using EJBCA Enterprise.

→ Setting up Peer Connectors and OCSP

PKI and Signature Services for Microservices and DevOps

View guides for running PKI and signature services in a DevOps environment, managing PKI credentials and machine identities for applications in DevOps, and how to use EJBCA Enterprise to issue and manage (Hashicorp) Vault secrets.

  1.  →  PKI and Signature Services for Microservices and DevOps
  2. → Running PKI and Signature Services in DevOps Environments
  3. → Managing PKI Credentials and Machine Identities for Applications
  4. →  Using EJBCA Enterprise to Issue and Manage Certificates through (Hashicorp) Vault

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.

  1. → Generic Migration Procedure
  2. → CA Specific Migration Procedures

Using EJBCA as a Certificate Management System

Information on using EJBCA as a Certificate Management System (CMS) and an outline of EJBCA CMS functionality areas and third-party CMS products.

→ Using EJBCA as a Certificate Management System (CMS)

Uncommon PKI Workflows

Various workflows and operations performed on EJBCA that aren’t part of the standard scope.

→ Uncommon PKI Workflows

How to Modify EJBCA

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

  1. → View all guides
  2. → Getting Started with EJBCA Development
  3. → Creating Plugins
  4. → Customize User Interface