How To Install tpm2-pkcs11 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-pkcs11 in Fedora 36. tpm2-pkcs11 is PKCS#11 interface for TPM 2.0 hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-pkcs11 on Fedora 36.

What is `tpm2-pkcs11`

PKCS #11 is a Public-Key Cryptography Standard that defines a standard method to access cryptographic services from tokens/ devices such as hardware security modules (HSM), smart cards, etc. In this project we intend to use a TPM2 device as the cryptographic token.

We can use yum or dnf to install tpm2-pkcs11 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tpm2-pkcs11.

Install tpm2-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 tpm2-pkcs11 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tpm2-pkcs11

Install tpm2-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 tpm2-pkcs11 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tpm2-pkcs11

How To Uninstall tpm2-pkcs11 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the tpm2-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tpm2-pkcs11

tpm2-pkcs11 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/66
/usr/lib/.build-id/66/8bf03e64128ea99a9a99767a2cfc3f6155789e
/usr/lib64/pkcs11
/usr/lib64/pkcs11/libtpm2_pkcs11.so
/usr/lib64/pkcs11/libtpm2_pkcs11.so.0
/usr/lib64/pkcs11/libtpm2_pkcs11.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/tpm2-pkcs11
/usr/share/licenses/tpm2-pkcs11/LICENSE
/usr/share/p11-kit/modules/tpm2_pkcs11.module

References

tpm2-pkcs11 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-pkcs11 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).