How To Install pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7.
What is pkcs11-helper
pkcs11-helper is a library that simplifies the interaction with PKCS#11 providers for end-user applications using a simple API and optional OpenSSL engine. The library allows using multiple PKCS#11 providers at the same time, enumerating available token certificates, or selecting a certificate directly by serialized id, handling card removal and card insert events, handling card re-insert to a different slot, supporting session expiration and much more all using a simple API.
We can use yum or dnf to install pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pkcs11-helper.
Install pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pkcs11-helper using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pkcs11-helper
Install pkcs11-helper 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 pkcs11-helper using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pkcs11-helper
How To Uninstall pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pkcs11-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pkcs11-helper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-helper on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
