How To Install mod_authnz_external on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_authnz_external on CentOS 7.

What is mod_authnz_external

Mod_Auth_External can be used to quickly construct secure, reliable authentication systems. It can also be mis-used to quickly open gaping holes in your security. Read the documentation, and use with extreme caution.

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

Install mod_authnz_external on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mod_authnz_external using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_authnz_external

Install mod_authnz_external 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 mod_authnz_external using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_authnz_external

How To Uninstall mod_authnz_external on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mod_authnz_external package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_authnz_external

References

• mod_authnz_external website

Summary

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