How To Install pam-u2f on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-u2f in Fedora 36. pam-u2f is Implements PAM authentication over U2F

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-u2f on Fedora 36.

What is `pam-u2f`

The PAM U2F module provides an easy way to integrate the Yubikey (or other U2F-compliant authenticators) into your existing user authentication infrastructure.

We can use yum or dnf to install pam-u2f on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam-u2f.

Install pam-u2f 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 pam-u2f using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam-u2f

Install pam-u2f 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 pam-u2f using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam-u2f

How To Uninstall pam-u2f on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pam-u2f package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pam-u2f

pam-u2f Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib64/security/pam_u2f.so
/usr/share/doc/pam-u2f
/usr/share/doc/pam-u2f/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pam-u2f/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pam-u2f/README
/usr/share/licenses/pam-u2f
/usr/share/licenses/pam-u2f/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_u2f.8.gz

References

pam-u2f website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-u2f on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).