How To Install python3-jwt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jwt on Kali Linux. python3-jwt is Python 3 implementation of JSON Web Token

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jwt on Kali Linux.

What is python3-jwt

python3-jwt is:

PyJWT implements the JSON Web Token draft 01, a way of representing signed content using JSON data structures.

Supported algorithms for cryptographic signing:

  • HS256 - HMAC using SHA-256 hash algorithm (default)
  • HS384 - HMAC using SHA-384 hash algorithm
  • HS512 - HMAC using SHA-512 hash algorithm
  • RS256 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-256 hash algorithm
  • RS384 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-384 hash algorithm
  • RS512 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-512 hash algorithm

Supported reserved claim names:

  • “exp” (Expiration Time) Claim

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-jwt 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 python3-jwt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-jwt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-jwt

Install python3-jwt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-jwt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-jwt

Install python3-jwt 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 python3-jwt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-jwt

How To Uninstall python3-jwt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-jwt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-jwt

Uninstall python3-jwt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-jwt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-jwt

Remove python3-jwt Configurations and Data

To remove python3-jwt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-jwt

Remove python3-jwt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-jwt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-jwt

Dependencies

python3-jwt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jwt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.