How To Install pki-kra on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-kra on Debian 11.
What is pki-kra
pki-kra is:
Certificate System (CS) is an enterprise software system designed to manage enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployments.
The Data Recovery Manager (DRM) is an optional PKI subsystem that can act as a Key Recovery Authority (KRA). When configured in conjunction with the Certificate Authority (CA), the DRM stores private encryption keys as part of the certificate enrollment process. The key archival mechanism is triggered when a user enrolls in the PKI and creates the certificate request. Using the Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) request format, a request is generated for the user’s private encryption key. This key is then stored in the DRM which is configured to store keys in an encrypted format that can only be decrypted by several agents requesting the key at one time, providing for protection of the public encryption keys for the users in the PKI deployment.
Note that the DRM archives encryption keys; it does NOT archive signing keys, since such archival would undermine non-repudiation properties of signing keys.
There are three methods to install pki-kra on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pki-kra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pki-kra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pki-kra
Install pki-kra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pki-kra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pki-kra
Install pki-kra Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pki-kra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pki-kra
How To Uninstall pki-kra on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pki-kra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pki-kra
Uninstall pki-kra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pki-kra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pki-kra
Remove pki-kra Configurations and Data
To remove pki-kra configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pki-kra
Remove pki-kra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pki-kra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pki-kra
Dependencies
pki-kra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-kra package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.