How To Install php-defuse-php-encryption on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-defuse-php-encryption on Kali Linux. php-defuse-php-encryption is Simple Encryption in PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-defuse-php-encryption on Kali Linux.

What is php-defuse-php-encryption

php-defuse-php-encryption is:

This is a library for encrypting data with a key or password in PHP.

What separates this library from other PHP encryption libraries is, firstly, that it is secure. The authors used to encounter insecure PHP encryption code on a daily basis, so they created this library to bring more security to the ecosystem. Secondly, this library is “difficult to misuse.” Like libsodium, its API is designed to be easy to use in a secure way and hard to use in an insecure way.

There are three methods to install php-defuse-php-encryption 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 php-defuse-php-encryption Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-defuse-php-encryption using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-defuse-php-encryption

Install php-defuse-php-encryption Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-defuse-php-encryption using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-defuse-php-encryption

Install php-defuse-php-encryption 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 php-defuse-php-encryption using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-defuse-php-encryption

How To Uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-defuse-php-encryption package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-defuse-php-encryption

Uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-defuse-php-encryption

Remove php-defuse-php-encryption Configurations and Data

To remove php-defuse-php-encryption configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-defuse-php-encryption

Remove php-defuse-php-encryption configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-defuse-php-encryption configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-defuse-php-encryption

Dependencies

php-defuse-php-encryption have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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