From 556d77b94ffcd47173e03e8b7afb9c5192be695e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Crist <ecrist@terrance.secure-computing.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:38:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update README to explain what the project does

fixes #28
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 README | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 74935d5..325e7e6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+OVERVIEW:
+easy-rsa is a CLI utility to build and manage a PKI CA. In laymen's terms,
+this means to create a root certificate authority, and request and sign 
+certificates, including sub-CAs and certificate revokation lists (CRL).
+
 DOWNLOADS:
 
 If you are looking for release downloads, please see the releases section on