How To Install yhsm-validation-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yhsm-validation-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yhsm-validation-server
yhsm-validation-server is:
This package validates YubiKey OTP’s, OATH codes or password hashes using YubiHSM.
The interface is a REST API with a simple web server listening on localhost only (per default). It can function as a drop-in replacement for the traditional PHP based Yubico validation server, except that it does not provide the advanced replication features of that server.
There are three methods to install yhsm-validation-server on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yhsm-validation-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yhsm-validation-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yhsm-validation-server
Install yhsm-validation-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yhsm-validation-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yhsm-validation-server
Install yhsm-validation-server Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install yhsm-validation-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yhsm-validation-server
How To Uninstall yhsm-validation-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yhsm-validation-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yhsm-validation-server
Uninstall yhsm-validation-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yhsm-validation-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yhsm-validation-server
Remove yhsm-validation-server Configurations and Data
To remove yhsm-validation-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yhsm-validation-server
Remove yhsm-validation-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yhsm-validation-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yhsm-validation-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yhsm-validation-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
