How To Install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8. opencryptoki-libs is The run-time libraries for opencryptoki package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8.

What is opencryptoki-libs

Opencryptoki implements the PKCS#11 specification v2.11 for a set of cryptographic hardware, such as IBM 4764 and 4765 crypto cards, and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip. Opencryptoki also brings a software token implementation that can be used without any cryptographic hardware. This package contains the PKCS#11 library implementation, and requires at least one token implementation (packaged separately) to be fully functional. Opencryptoki implements the PKCS#11 specification v2.11 for a set of cryptographic hardware, such as IBM 4764 and 4765 crypto cards, and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip. Opencryptoki also brings a software token implementation that can be used without any cryptographic hardware. This package contains the PKCS#11 library implementation, and requires at least one token implementation (packaged separately) to be fully functional.

We can use yum or dnf to install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install opencryptoki-libs.

Install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install opencryptoki-libs

Install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8 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 opencryptoki-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opencryptoki-libs

How To Uninstall opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the opencryptoki-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove opencryptoki-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.