How To Install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_auth_mellon in Fedora 36. mod_auth_mellon is A SAML 2.0 authentication module for the Apache Httpd Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36.

What is `mod_auth_mellon`

The mod_auth_mellon module is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. It grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by a IdP server.

We can use yum or dnf to install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_auth_mellon.

Install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mod_auth_mellon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_auth_mellon

Install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mod_auth_mellon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_auth_mellon

How To Uninstall mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mod_auth_mellon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_auth_mellon

mod_auth_mellon Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/httpd/conf.d/auth_mellon.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-auth_mellon.conf
/run/mod_auth_mellon
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab/01d50977b567247c4f91c658cb81d3f51da424
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/mod_auth_mellon.conf
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_auth_mellon.so
/usr/libexec/mod_auth_mellon
/usr/libexec/mod_auth_mellon/mellon_create_metadata.sh
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/ECP.rst
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/README.md
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/README.redhat.rst
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/Guardfile
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/README
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images/chrome_SAML_Chrome_Panel.png
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images/chrome_SAML_Chrome_Panel.svg
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images/saml-tracer.png
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images/saml-tracer.svg
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/images/saml-web-sso.svg
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/mellon_user_guide.adoc
/usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mellon/user_guide/mellon_user_guide.html
/usr/share/licenses/mod_auth_mellon
/usr/share/licenses/mod_auth_mellon/COPYING

References

mod_auth_mellon website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_auth_mellon on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).