How To Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Kali Linux.

What is opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

opensmtpd-filter-senderscore is:

This filter performs a SenderScore lookup and allows OpenSMTPD to either block or slow down a session based on the reputation of the source IP address.

The filter currently supports:

• blocking hosts with reputation below a certain value
• adding an X-SenderScore header with the score of the source IP address
• adding an X-Spam header to hosts with reputation below a certain value
• applying a time penalty proportional to the IP reputation
• whitelisting IP addresses or subnets

There are three methods to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

How To Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opensmtpd-filter-senderscore package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Configurations and Data

To remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensmtpd-filter-senderscore

Dependencies

opensmtpd-filter-senderscore have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• opensmtpd-filter-senderscore website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.