How To Install svrcore on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install svrcore on CentOS 7. svrcore is Secure PIN handling using NSS crypto

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svrcore on CentOS 7.

What is svrcore

svrcore provides applications with several ways to handle secure PIN storage e.g. in an application that must be restarted, but needs the PIN to unlock the private key and other crypto material, without user intervention. svrcore uses the facilities provided by NSS. svrcore provides applications with several ways to handle secure PIN storage e.g. in an application that must be restarted, but needs the PIN to unlock the private key and other crypto material, without user intervention. svrcore uses the facilities provided by NSS.

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

Install svrcore on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install svrcore using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install svrcore

Install svrcore 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 svrcore using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install svrcore

How To Uninstall svrcore on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove svrcore

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Summary

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