How To Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7.
What is tpm-tools-pkcs11
tpm-tools-pkcs11 is a group of tools that use the TPM PKCS#11 token. All data contained in the PKCS#11 data store is protected by the TPM (keys, certificates, etc.). You can import keys and certificates, list out the objects in the data store, and protect data.
We can use yum or dnf to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tpm-tools-pkcs11.
Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install tpm-tools-pkcs11 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11
Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11
How To Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the tpm-tools-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tpm-tools-pkcs11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.