How To Install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7. krb5-pkinit is The PKINIT module for Kerberos 5

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7.

What is krb5-pkinit

Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-pkinit package contains the PKINIT plugin, which allows clients to obtain initial credentials from a KDC using a private key and a certificate.

We can use yum or dnf to install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install krb5-pkinit.

Install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install krb5-pkinit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install krb5-pkinit

Install krb5-pkinit 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 krb5-pkinit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install krb5-pkinit

How To Uninstall krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the krb5-pkinit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove krb5-pkinit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-pkinit on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.