Tools & Resources

Below are a list of tools and resources to help you get access to and enjoy your Forge.mil experience.

FORGE.MIL BROCHURE & PROJECTFORGE INFO SHEET

The Forge.mil Project Office has developed documents to provide high level information of Forge.mil and the Forge.mil offerings. Please follow the links below to view these documents online.

Read the Forge.mil Brochure: Transforming the Way DoD Innovates IT.
Read the ProjectForge Information Data Sheet.

ECA Registration

The DoD has established the External Certification Authority (ECA) program to support the issuance of DoD-approved certificates to industry partners and other external entities and organizations. The ECA program is designed to provide the mechanism for these entities to securely communicate with the DoD and authenticate to DoD Information Systems. Learn more

PKI Information

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a service of products which provide and manage X.509 certificates for public key cryptography. Certificates identify the individual named in the certificate, and bind that person to a particular public/private key pair. DoD PKI provides the data integrity, user identification and authentication, user non-repudiation, data confidentiality, encryption and digital signature services for programs and application, which use the DoD networks. Learn more

Subversion Client Instructions

Subversion is a modern version control system available under an open-source license. Forge.mil uses Subversion as its integrated version control facility. Subversion supports authentication through SSL client certificates, but for some client configurations, special clients and settings are needed. Although Subversion supports client authentication using PKCS#12-format certificate files (soft certificates), support for PKCS#11 smartcards such as the Common Access Card (CAC) is only just emerging. We have compiled instructions for obtaining smartcard-enabled Subversion client binaries Learn more

Download DoD Root & Intermediate Certificates

The Root CA is a trusted entity responsible for establishing and managing a PKI domain by issuing CA certificates to entities authorized and trusted to perform CA functions. Learn more

Download DoD Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird Add-ons

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser that is managed by Mozilla Corporation. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The DoD Firefox & Thunderbird Add-ons extend each of these applications to streamline and simplify your DoD and Forge.mil experiences. Learn more

Accessibility & Section 508 Information

Forge.mil is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities. To meet this commitment, we will comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities. If the format of any material on our web site interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact webmaster@forge.mil for assistance. Let us know the nature of your accessibility problem, the web address of the requested information, and your contact information. Learn more