How To Install pkcs11-dump on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-dump on Kali Linux.
What is pkcs11-dump
pkcs11-dump is:
pkcs11-dump is a program to query PKCS#11 (cryptoki) provider modules for objects available on a specific crypto device and dump them to stdout in a human-readable format.
This package is mostly interesting for people familiar with PKCS#11 who are developing or analyzing a PKCS#11 module or like to get a detailed view of objects on a crypto device.
There are three methods to install pkcs11-dump 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 pkcs11-dump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-dump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkcs11-dumpInstall pkcs11-dump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-dump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkcs11-dumpInstall pkcs11-dump 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-dump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkcs11-dumpHow To Uninstall pkcs11-dump on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pkcs11-dump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkcs11-dumpUninstall pkcs11-dump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkcs11-dump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkcs11-dumpRemove pkcs11-dump Configurations and Data
To remove pkcs11-dump configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkcs11-dumpRemove pkcs11-dump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkcs11-dump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkcs11-dumpDependencies
pkcs11-dump have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-dump package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.