Information about the package, mod_auth_mellon, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mod_auth_mellon package is designed for, A SAML 2.0 authentication module for the Apache Httpd Server.
Package Name:
mod_auth_mellon
Summary:
A SAML 2.0 authentication module for the Apache Httpd Server
Description:
The mod_auth_mellon module is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. It grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by a IdP server.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.8.0
Release:
4.el6
Size:
59 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the mod_auth_mellon package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mod_auth_mellon
This command will install mod_auth_mellon on the server.
yum remove mod_auth_mellon
This command will un-install mod_auth_mellon on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_auth_mellon, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mod_auth_mellon
This command will un-install mod_auth_mellon on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_auth_mellon when using the -y flag.
yum update mod_auth_mellon
This command will update mod_auth_mellon to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_auth_mellon, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mod_auth_mellon
This command will update mod_auth_mellon to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_auth_mellon when using the -y flag.
yum info mod_auth_mellon
This command will show you core information about the mod_auth_mellon package.
yum deplist mod_auth_mellon
This command will show you the dependencies for mod_auth_mellon. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mod_auth_mellon
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mod_auth_mellon. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.