How To Install opencryptoki-swtok on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-swtok on CentOS 7. opencryptoki-swtok is The software token implementation for opencryptoki

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-swtok on CentOS 7.

What is opencryptoki-swtok

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 brings the software token implementation to use opencryptoki without any specific cryptographic hardware. 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 brings the software token implementation to use opencryptoki without any specific cryptographic hardware.

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

Install opencryptoki-swtok on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install opencryptoki-swtok

Install opencryptoki-swtok 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 opencryptoki-swtok using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opencryptoki-swtok

How To Uninstall opencryptoki-swtok on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove opencryptoki-swtok

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Summary

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