How To Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Kali Linux. tpm-tools-pkcs11 is Management tools for the TPM hardware (PKCS#11 tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Kali Linux.

What is tpm-tools-pkcs11

tpm-tools-pkcs11 is:

tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group’s TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform’s software state using cryptographic hashes and more.

This package contains commands to utilize some of the capabilities available in the TPM PKCS#11 interface implemented in the openCryptoki project.

There are three methods to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-pkcs11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11

Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-pkcs11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11

Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-pkcs11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11

How To Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tpm-tools-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tpm-tools-pkcs11

Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm-tools-pkcs11

Remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 Configurations and Data

To remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tpm-tools-pkcs11

Remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm-tools-pkcs11

Dependencies

tpm-tools-pkcs11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.