How To Install rpki-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpki-client on CentOS 7. rpki-client is RPKI validator to support BGP Origin Validation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpki-client on CentOS 7.

What is rpki-client

The OpenBSD rpki-client is a free, easy-to-use implementation of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) for Relying Parties (RP) to facilitate validation of the Route Origin of a BGP announcement. The program queries the RPKI repository system, downloads and validates Route Origin Authorisations (ROAs) and finally outputs Validated ROA Payloads (VRPs) in the configuration format of OpenBGPD, BIRD, and also as CSV or JSON objects for consumption by other routing stacks.

We can use yum or dnf to install rpki-client on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpki-client.

Install rpki-client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install rpki-client

Install rpki-client 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 rpki-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpki-client

How To Uninstall rpki-client on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rpki-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpki-client

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpki-client on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.