How To Install tcpcrypt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpcrypt on CentOS 7. tcpcrypt is Opportunistically encrypt TCP connections

Introduction

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

What is tcpcrypt

Provides a protocol that attempts to encrypt (almost) all of your network traffic. Unlike other security mechanisms, Tcpcrypt works out of the box applications, and your network connections will continue to work even if the remote end does not support

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

Install tcpcrypt on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install tcpcrypt

Install tcpcrypt 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 tcpcrypt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tcpcrypt

How To Uninstall tcpcrypt on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove tcpcrypt

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Summary

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