Release Notes

Keyfactor announces CA ConnectorClosed The Keyfactor CA Connector is installed in the customer environment to provide a connection between a CA and Keyfactor Command when a direct connection is not possible. It is supported on both Windows and Linux and has versions for Microsoft (Windows only) or EJBCA CAs. Client 25.2.1, which includes some updates. Only those releases with documentation updates are included in the Release Notes section.

CA Connector Client v25.2.1 - July 2025
CA Connector Client v25.2 - June 2025
  • Update: The CA Connector Client now supports installation in container. Instructions are provided for Docker, Kubernetes without Helm and Kubernetes with Helm. Containerized CA Connector Client supports HTTPS CAs only.
  • Fix: For Linux installs, when a destination is not specified, the logs directory is now created in the correct location (/opt/keyfactor/ca-connector/logs).
CA Connector Client v25.1 - March 2025
  • Update: The default installation path for Linux installs has changed to:

    /opt/keyfactor/ca-connector
CA Connector Client v24.4 - November 2024
CA Connector Client v12.3 - August 2024
  • Update: The install now does a connectivity test to Keyfactor Command and the OAuth identity provider before beginning the install to confirm a connection to both. If the connection to either fails, including SSL connectivity issues, the install will be terminated. Some connection states result in a warning and the installation will continue. For example, a warning will appear if no CA connector record matching the name of the CA Connector Client being installed is found in Keyfactor Command (see Preparing).
  • Update: A NoValidate parameter has been added to skip the connectivity test to Keyfactor Command and the OAuth identity provider.
CA Connector Client v12.0 - June 2024
  • Highlight: The connector client has been updated to communicate directly with Keyfactor Command rather than via the remote CA service and configuration that was previously done in the Remote CA Configuration Portal is now done in the Keyfactor Command Management Portal.

  • Update: The connector client uses OAuth token authentication to authenticate to Keyfactor Command.

  • Update: The connector client uses RabbitMQ to manage communications between the CA Connector Client and Keyfactor Command.

  • Update: The connector client now requires .NET 8.

  • Update: A script has been added to support changing connector client secrets (see Change Service Account Passwords).

  • Update: An Audience parameter has been added to support token authentication.

Remote CA Gateway Connector v24.1 - February 2024
  • Update: The connector now requires .NET 6.

Remote CA Gateway Connector v22.1 - August 2022
  • Initial release.