How To Install dogtag-pki on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dogtag-pki on Kali Linux. dogtag-pki is Dogtag Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dogtag-pki on Kali Linux.

What is dogtag-pki

dogtag-pki is:

The Dogtag Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Suite is comprised of the following five subsystems and a client (for use by a Token Management System):

  • Certificate Authority (CA)
  • Data Recovery Manager (DRM)
  • Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Manager
  • Token Key Service (TKS)
  • Token Processing System (TPS)
  • Enterprise Security Client (ESC)

Additionally, it provides a console GUI application used for server and user/group administration of CA, DRM, OCSP, and TKS, javadocs on portions of the Dogtag API, as well as various command-line tools used to assist with a PKI deployment.

This metapackage installs every PKI subsystem.

There are three methods to install dogtag-pki 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 dogtag-pki Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dogtag-pki using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dogtag-pki

Install dogtag-pki Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dogtag-pki using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dogtag-pki

Install dogtag-pki 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 dogtag-pki using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dogtag-pki

How To Uninstall dogtag-pki on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dogtag-pki package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dogtag-pki

Uninstall dogtag-pki And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dogtag-pki

Remove dogtag-pki Configurations and Data

To remove dogtag-pki configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dogtag-pki

Remove dogtag-pki configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dogtag-pki configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dogtag-pki

Dependencies

dogtag-pki have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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