Project Startup - Koala Certificate Manager

Overview

Welcome to the GitHub repository KoalaCM a collaborative project undertaken during the third year by a team of four individuals. The project focuses on the development of the Koala Certificate Manager, a web application built with Flask, designed to simplify the generation and management of self-signed certificates.

Project Details

• Project Name: Koala Certificate Manager
• Project Type: Last Year Project
• Team Members: Samrat, Ilias, Ismail, Jelle

Features

1. User Authentication:

   • Users can log in with a username and password (Currently, only one pre-programmed user, koala, is supported).

2. Certificate Generation:

   • Users can generate self-signed certificates with customizable fields such as the common name, organization, validity period, optional password protection, and more to be added in the future.

3. Certificate Download:

   • After generating a certificate, users can individually download the private key, X.509 certificate, and CSR (Certificate Signing Request).

Usage

1. Login:

   • Visit the application and log in using the provided login page.

2. Create Certificate:

   • After logging in, navigate to the "Create Certificate" page.
   • Fill in the required fields for generating a certificate.
   • Click the "Generate Certificate" button.

3. Download Certificates:

   • Upon successful certificate generation, the user receives messages with the file names of the generated certificates.
   • Download the private key, X.509 certificate, and CSR individually by clicking on the provided links.

Project Structure

• app.py: Main file of the Flask application.
• utils.py: Contains functions for certificate generation and user validation.
• templates: Folder with HTML templates.
  • index.html: Home page.
  • login.html: Login page.
  • create_certificate.html: Page for creating certificates.
• uploads: Folder to store generated certificates. Recommended to manually make it.

Running the Application

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install the required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Run the application: python app.py
4. Open the application in a web browser at http://localhost:5000.

Notes

• The application currently supports self-signed certificates.
• The application is a prototype and does not integrate with a certificate authority.
• Certificates are generated using OpenSSL.

Future Improvements

• Integration with Let's Encrypt for CA-signed certificates.
• Additional security features and certificate options.
• Styling and feedback:
  • The application has a clean and responsive user interface.
  • Success and error messages are displayed to provide feedback on the certificate generation process.