How To Install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install roca-detect in AlmaLinux 8. roca-detect is Key fingerprinting tools for CVE-2017-15361

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8.

What is roca-detect

This tool is related to the ACM CCS 2017 conference paper #124 Return of the Coppersmith’s Attack Moduli. https Install this to test public RSA keys for the presence of the vulnerability described by CVE-2017-15361.

We can use yum or dnf to install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install roca-detect.

Install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install roca-detect using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install roca-detect

Install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install roca-detect using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install roca-detect

How To Uninstall roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the roca-detect package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove roca-detect

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install roca-detect on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.