diff --git a/lib/CA.pm b/lib/CA.pm
index b83121a..c1c2945 100644
--- a/lib/CA.pm
+++ b/lib/CA.pm
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ sub open_ca {
       $main->{'exportdir'} = $dir;
    }
 
+   # read per CA configuration
+   $self->{'cfg'} = HELPERS::read_cfg($self->{'cadir'});
+   main::printd("Request-Type: " . ($self->{'cfg'}->{global}{default_req_type} // 'none'));
+   main::printd("Default bits server: " . ($self->{'cfg'}->{server}{default_bits} // 'none'));
+   main::printd("Default bits user: " . ($self->{'cfg'}->{user}{default_bits} // 'none'));
+
    # update config (necessary for update from old tinyca)
    $cnf =  $self->{$opts->{'name'}}->{'cnf'};
    open(IN, "<$cnf");
diff --git a/lib/GUI.pm b/lib/GUI.pm
index 83bb4b2..2a1f7f1 100644
--- a/lib/GUI.pm
+++ b/lib/GUI.pm
@@ -718,7 +718,10 @@ sub create_menu {
       _("_Preferences") => {
          item_type => '<Branch>',
          children => [
-            _("Experts Only!!") => {
+            _("View") => {
+               callback    => sub { $self->show_cfg_dialog($self) },
+               item_type   => '<StockItem>',
+               extra_data  => 'gtk-info'
             },
             Separator => {
                item_type => '<Separator>',
@@ -1014,7 +1017,7 @@ sub create_detail_tree {
    if (defined $parsed->{'CN'}) {
       $t .= " - $parsed->{'CN'}";
    }
-   
+
    $root = $store->append(undef);
    $store->set($root, 0 => $t);
 
@@ -2648,6 +2651,42 @@ sub show_ca_import_dialog {
    return;
 }
 
+#
+# Configuration display dialog
+#
+sub show_cfg_dialog {
+   my $self = shift;
+   my $main = shift;
+
+   my ($box, $button, $table, $label);
+
+   $box = Gtk2::Dialog->new(_("Preferences"), undef, ["destroy-with-parent"]);
+   $box->signal_connect(response => sub { $box->destroy });
+
+   $label = Gtk2::Label->new("base directory:".$main->{'init'}->{'basedir'});
+   $box->vbox->add($label);
+
+   $label = Gtk2::Label->new("export directory:".$main->{'init'}->{'exportdir'});
+   $box->vbox->add($label);
+
+   $label = Gtk2::Label->new("openssl binary:".$main->{'init'}->{'opensslbin'});
+   $box->vbox->add($label);
+
+   $label = Gtk2::Label->new("zip binary:".$main->{'init'}->{'zipbin'});
+   $box->vbox->add($label);
+
+   $label = Gtk2::Label->new("tar binary:".$main->{'init'}->{'tarbin'});
+   $box->vbox->add($label);
+
+   $button = Gtk2::Button->new_from_stock('gtk-ok');
+   $box->add_action_widget($button, 0);
+
+   $button->can_default(1);
+   $button->grab_default();
+   $box->show_all();
+
+}
+
 #
 # subroutines for pop-up boxes
 #