jsha/minica
minica is a small, simple CA intended for use in situations where the CA operator also operates each host where a certificate will be used. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
41/100
- Activity 40
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3626
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 364
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3284 stars · 255 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
minica is a small Go CLI tool that acts as a minimal certificate authority for generating root and leaf TLS certificates with keys. It is designed for operators who control every host using the certificates, such as internal RPC systems or microservices.
Use cases
- generate self-signed certificates for local development
- create internal CA for microservices TLS
- issue certificates with SANs for DNS names and IPs
- generate wildcard certificates for internal domains
- set up mutual TLS between internal services
- quickly create key and cert pairs for RPC systems
When to choose
- you operate every host that will use the certificates
- you need quick key and certificate generation for internal services
- you don't need OCSP or CRL services
- you want a simple, scriptable alternative to openssl for cert issuance
When to avoid
- you need a public-facing CA trusted by browsers
- you require OCSP, CRL, or certificate revocation infrastructure
- you need multi-operator CA with approval workflows
- you need certificates valid longer than ~2 years
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cryptography security cli security developer-tools microservices windows go cli cross-platform certificate-authority tls-certificates x509 self-signed internal-pki microservices devops linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jsha/minica · fetched 2026-08-28 · e1d43576981c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jsha/minica | main | 41 |
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