How To Install opencryptoki-tpmtok on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencryptoki-tpmtok on CentOS 7. opencryptoki-tpmtok is Trusted Platform Module (TPM) device support for opencryptoki

Introduction

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

What is opencryptoki-tpmtok

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 necessary libraries and files to support Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices in the opencryptoki stack. 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 necessary libraries and files to support Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices in the opencryptoki stack.

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

Install opencryptoki-tpmtok 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-tpmtok using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install opencryptoki-tpmtok

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

sudo dnf -y install opencryptoki-tpmtok

How To Uninstall opencryptoki-tpmtok on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove opencryptoki-tpmtok

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Summary

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