How To Install testssl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install testssl on CentOS 7. testssl is Testing TLS/SSL encryption

Introduction

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

What is testssl

testssl.sh is a free command line tool which checks a server’s service on any port for the support of TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols as well as recent cryptographic flaws and more.

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

Install testssl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install testssl

Install testssl 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 testssl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install testssl

How To Uninstall testssl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove testssl

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Summary

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