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+# RPKI Tools Manual
+
+This collection of tools implements both the production (CA) and relying party
+(RP) sides of an RPKI environment.
+
+Source code for the entire project is available on [GitHub][].
+
+## Download and Install
+
+Full source code is available, as are binary packages for a few platforms.
+
+See the [installation instructions][Installation] for how
+to download the code and install it once you've downloaded it.
+
+## Relying Party Tools
+
+If you operate routers and want to use RPKI data to help secure them, you
+should look at the [relying party tools][RP].
+
+## CA Tools
+
+If you control RPKI resources and need an engine let you request certificates,
+issue ROAs, or issue certificates to other entities, you should look at the
+[CA tools][CA].
+
+## Thanks
+
+From 2006 through 2008, this work was funded by [ARIN][].
+
+From 2009 through 2016, this work was funded by [DHS][].
+
+Special thanks to Michael Elkins, who wrote the web GUI and generally
+served as a second brain and second set of eyeballs on a long list of
+thorny technical problems.
+
+[GitHub]: https://github.com/dragonresearch/rpki.net
+[Installation]: 01.RPKI.Installation.md
+[RP]: 05.RPKI.RP.md
+[CA]: 11.RPKI.CA.md
+[ARIN]: http://www.arin.net/
+[DHS]: http://www.dhs.gov/