How To Install rsakeyfind on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsakeyfind on Ubuntu 18.04. rsakeyfind is locates BER-encoded RSA private keys in memory images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsakeyfind on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rsakeyfind

rsakeyfind is:

rsakeyfind is a tool that locates BER-encoded RSA private keys in MEMORY-IMAGE. If a MODULUS-FILE is specified, it will locate private and public keys matching the hex-encoded modulus read from this file.

This package is useful to several activities, as forensics investigations.

There are three methods to install rsakeyfind on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rsakeyfind Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsakeyfind

Install rsakeyfind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rsakeyfind using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rsakeyfind

Install rsakeyfind 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install rsakeyfind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsakeyfind

How To Uninstall rsakeyfind on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rsakeyfind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rsakeyfind

Uninstall rsakeyfind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rsakeyfind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsakeyfind

Remove rsakeyfind Configurations and Data

To remove rsakeyfind configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rsakeyfind

Remove rsakeyfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsakeyfind

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsakeyfind package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.