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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions design-document.mdx
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title: The Design & Architecture of Smallstep
html_title: Step-CA Architecture & Design Document
html_title: step-ca Architecture & Design Document
pagetitle: Architectural Design Document | Smallstep Documentation
description: Technical architecture and design principles of step-ca. Understand the security model and implementation details of our CA.
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[Join our open-source Discord community.](https://u.step.sm/discord)

## `step-ca` Pro
## Step CA Pro

`step-ca` Pro is Smallstep's drop-in upgrade for our open-source Certificate Authority server, offering advanced features, support, and compliance options. It extends our open source with high availability, active revocation, FIPS compliance, simpler integrations and APIs, and device identity features.
Step CA Pro is Smallstep's drop-in upgrade for our open-source Certificate Authority server, offering advanced features, support, and compliance options. It extends our open source with high availability, active revocation, FIPS compliance, simpler integrations and APIs, and device identity features.

`step-ca` Pro is ideal for organisations who want full On-Prem Control or need to make the transition from open-source to commercial to access Device Identity capabilities and advanced compliance options.
Step CA Pro is ideal for organisations who want full On-Prem Control or need to make the transition from open-source to commercial to access Device Identity capabilities and advanced compliance options.

With `step-ca` Pro, just like our open source packages, you maintain full control over the CA and signing keys while benefiting from our cloud-based integrations and management interface.
With Step CA Pro, just like our open source packages, you maintain full control over the CA and signing keys while benefiting from our cloud-based integrations and management interface.

Interested? [Reach out to our Sales team](https://go.smallstep.com/request-demo).
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title: "`step-ca` server"
html_title: Step-CA Certificate Authority Overview
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title: "step-ca server"
html_title: step-ca Certificate Authority Overview
description: Complete documentation for step-ca certificate authority. Deploy and manage your own private CA for enterprise PKI operations.
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title: ACME Basics
html_title: ACME Protocol Basics for Step-CA Users
html_title: ACME Protocol Basics for step-ca Users
description: Learn ACME protocol fundamentals for step-ca. Implement automated certificate management using industry-standard protocols.
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title: Configuring `step-ca`
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title: Configuring step-ca
html_title: Configuring open source step-ca
description: Learn how to configure step-ca
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title: Getting Started
html_title: Getting Started with Step-CA Installation
html_title: Getting Started with step-ca Installation
description: Get started with step-ca certificate authority. Complete guide to installing and running your first private PKI infrastructure from scratch.
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title: Install step-ca
html_title: Install Step-CA Certificate Authority Guide
html_title: Install step-ca Certificate Authority Guide
description: Install step-ca certificate authority on any platform. Quick deployment guide for private PKI infrastructure with comprehensive setup instructions.
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title: Integrations
html_title: Step-CA Integration Ecosystem and Partners
html_title: step-ca Integration Ecosystem and Partners
description: Browse 100+ integrations for step-ca certificate authority. Connect PKI to existing identity and security infrastructure for unified access.
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title: Configuring `step-ca` Provisioners
html_title: Configure Certificate Provisioners in Step-CA
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title: Configuring step-ca Provisioners
html_title: Configure Certificate Provisioners in step-ca
description: Master step-ca provisioners for flexible certificate issuance. Support multiple authentication methods from OIDC to cloud metadata.
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title: Registration Authority Mode
html_title: Configure Registration Authority Mode in Step-CA
html_title: Configure Registration Authority Mode in step-ca
description: Configure step-ca as a Registration Authority. Separate certificate issuance from signing for enhanced security architecture.
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title: Certificate Revocation
html_title: Certificate Revocation Management in Step-CA
html_title: Certificate Revocation Management in step-ca
description: Implement certificate revocation in step-ca. Support CRL and OCSP for comprehensive certificate lifecycle management and security.
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title: Configuring `step-ca` Templates
html_title: Certificate Template Reference for Step-CA
title: Configuring step-ca Templates
html_title: Certificate Template Reference for step-ca
description: Create and manage certificate templates in step-ca. Customize certificate attributes for specific use cases and compliance requirements.
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People use private CAs for all sorts of things, in many different contexts:
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title: Webhooks
html_title: Configure Certificate Webhooks in Step-CA
html_title: Configure Certificate Webhooks in step-ca
description: Implement webhooks in step-ca for richer certificates. Integrate external data sources and automate certificate workflows with custom logic.
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title: Configure popular ACME clients to use a private CA with the ACME protocol
html_title: Configure ACME Clients with Step-CA Tutorial
html_title: Configure ACME Clients with step-ca Tutorial
description: Configure popular ACME clients with step-ca. Support for Certbot, acme.sh, and other ACME implementations for automated certificate management.
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title: Use the AWS, GCP, or Azure metadata API to issue X.509 cloud VM certificates to workloads
html_title: Automate Cloud VM Certificates with Step-CA
html_title: Automate Cloud VM Certificates with step-ca
description: Automate certificates for cloud VMs using metadata APIs. Secure AWS, GCP, and Azure instances with automated identity and Zero Trust access.
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title: Run a private online TLS certificate authority in a Docker container
html_title: Run Step-CA in Docker Container Tutorial
html_title: Run step-ca in Docker Container Tutorial
description: Run step-ca certificate authority in Docker. Containerized PKI deployment for modern infrastructure environments with easy scalability options.
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