How To Install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7. bind-pkcs11-utils is Bind tools with native PKCS#11 for using DNSSEC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7.

What is bind-pkcs11-utils

This is a set of PKCS#11 utilities that when used together create rsa keys in a PKCS11 keystore. Also utilities for working with DNSSEC compiled with native PKCS#11 functionality are included.

We can use yum or dnf to install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bind-pkcs11-utils.

Install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install bind-pkcs11-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bind-pkcs11-utils

Install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install bind-pkcs11-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bind-pkcs11-utils

How To Uninstall bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove bind-pkcs11-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-pkcs11-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.