How To Install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8.

What is owasp-java-encoder

The OWASP Encoders package is a collection of high-performance low-overhead contextual encoders, that when utilized correctly, is an effective tool in preventing Web Application security vulnerabilities such as Cross-Site Scripting.

We can use yum or dnf to install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install owasp-java-encoder.

Install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install owasp-java-encoder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install owasp-java-encoder

Install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install owasp-java-encoder using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install owasp-java-encoder

How To Uninstall owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the owasp-java-encoder package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove owasp-java-encoder

owasp-java-encoder Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/owasp-java-encoder
/usr/share/doc/owasp-java-encoder/README.md
/usr/share/java/owasp-java-encoder
/usr/share/java/owasp-java-encoder/encoder.jar
/usr/share/licenses/owasp-java-encoder
/usr/share/licenses/owasp-java-encoder/LICENSE
/usr/share/maven-metadata/owasp-java-encoder.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/owasp-java-encoder
/usr/share/maven-poms/owasp-java-encoder/encoder-parent.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/owasp-java-encoder/encoder.pom

References

• owasp-java-encoder website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install owasp-java-encoder on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.