How To Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 in Fedora 36. tpm-tools-pkcs11 is Management tools using PKCS#11 for the TPM hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Fedora 36.

What is `tpm-tools-pkcs11`

tpm-tools-pkcs11 is a group of tools that use the TPM PKCS#11 token. All data contained in the PKCS#11 data store is protected by the TPM (keys, certificates, etc.). You can import keys and certificates, list out the objects in the data store, and protect data.

We can use yum or dnf to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tpm-tools-pkcs11.

Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11

Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11

How To Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the tpm-tools-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tpm-tools-pkcs11

tpm-tools-pkcs11 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/tpmtoken_import
/usr/bin/tpmtoken_init
/usr/bin/tpmtoken_objects
/usr/bin/tpmtoken_protect
/usr/bin/tpmtoken_setpasswd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/cd65cfb19b61399dc1d711f24c2805006d3a43
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/0821899d0f7ea94721d61a09c6aa30522a18d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/28e9acdf9a270e0b791344ca93bb2dfd7f20fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/ebb8476e4a980acc47b6d3697dedf1b81dcc1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab/61a23a0d3491787f313eaf8df4646fd56c42d8
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools-pkcs11
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools-pkcs11/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/tpmtoken_import.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpmtoken_init.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpmtoken_objects.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpmtoken_protect.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpmtoken_setpasswd.1.gz

References

tpm-tools-pkcs11 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).