How To Install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7. php-ZendFramework2-Crypt is Zend Framework 2: Crypt Component

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7.

What is php-ZendFramework2-Crypt

Zend\Crypt provides support of some cryptographic tools. The available features are * encrypt-then-authenticate using symmetric ciphers (the authentication step is provided using HMAC) * encrypt/decrypt using symmetric and public key algorithm (e.g. RSA algorithm) * generate digital sign using public key algorithm (e.g. RSA algorithm) * key exchange using the Diffie-Hellman method * Key derivation function (e.g. using PBKDF2 algorithm) * Secure password hash (e.g. using Bcrypt algorithm) * generate Hash values * generate HMAC values The main scope of this component is to offer an easy and secure way to protect and authenticate sensitive data in PHP. Because the use of cryptography is not so easy we recommend to use the Zend\Crypt component only if you have a minimum background on this topic.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt.

Install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt

Install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt 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 php-ZendFramework2-Crypt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt

How To Uninstall php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-ZendFramework2-Crypt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-ZendFramework2-Crypt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ZendFramework2-Crypt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.