How To Install yhsm-import-keys on CentOS 8

One-liner Install Command

If you are only interested in the installation command, here is a quick answer for you:

sudo yum makecache && sudo yum -y install yhsm-yubikey-ksm

sudo dnf makecache && sudo dnf -y install yhsm-yubikey-ksm

But if you are interested in the details with step-by-step instructions, the following information will be helpful.

What is yhsm-import-keys and How to Install It?

First things first, you will need access to a server or computer running CentOS 8. This guide was written specifically with a server running CentOS 8 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install yhsm-import-keys on CentOS 8. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install yhsm-import-keys on CentOS 8 using dnf

First, update dnf packages database with dnf by running the next command:

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating database, You can install yhsm-import-keys using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yhsm-yubikey-ksm

Install yhsm-import-keys on CentOS 8 using yum

Because yhsm-import-keys is available in CentOS 8’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the yum packaging system.

To begin, update local packages database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

Now can install yhsm-import-keys package on your server/computer by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install yhsm-yubikey-ksm

How to upgrade (update) a single package yhsm-import-keys using yum?

To update all the packages available on the system:

yum update

If you want to update a specific package like yhsm-import-keys in this example you should use the following command:

yum update yhsm-yubikey-ksm

To downgrade a package to an earlier version:

yum downgrade yhsm-yubikey-ksm

How to Upgrade yhsm-import-keys on CentOS 8 with dnf?

When you run the dnf update, all system packages with available updates are updated. However, if you want to upgrade a single package, then you would have to pass the package name as the argument to the dnf update command.

dnf update yhsm-yubikey-ksm

How To remove yhsm-import-keys from CentOS 8

To uninstall only the yhsm-import-keys package you can execute the following command:

sudo dnf remove yhsm-yubikey-ksm

Extra info and code examples

Decryption backend for a Yubico validation service. Uses the YubiHSM to decrypt YubiKey OTPs and answer 'OK' or 'ERR'. This package provides the decryption backend for a Yubico validation service. It uses the YubiHSM to decrypt YubiKey OTPs and answer 'OK' or 'ERR'. The package also contains the yhsm-db-import and yhsm-db-export tools for database management.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install yhsm-import-keys using dnf and yum package managers. Also, we showed how to update manually as a single package and different ways to uninstall the yhsm-import-keys from CentOS 8.

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