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tpm-tools-pkcs11


Information about the package, tpm-tools-pkcs11, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tpm-tools-pkcs11 package is designed for, Management tools using PKCS#11 for the TPM hardware.


Package Name:

tpm-tools-pkcs11

Summary:

Management tools using PKCS#11 for the TPM hardware

Description:

tpm-tools-pkcs11 is a group of tools that use the TPM PKCS#11 token. All data contained in the PKCS#11 data store is protected by the TPM (keys, certificates, etc.). You can import keys and certificates, list out the objects in the data store, and protect data.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.3.4

Release:

2.el6

Size:

39 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

CPL



Handy Yum Commands for tpm-tools-pkcs11


Control the tpm-tools-pkcs11 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on the server.

yum remove tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will un-install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tpm-tools-pkcs11, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will un-install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11 when using the -y flag.

yum update tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will update tpm-tools-pkcs11 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tpm-tools-pkcs11, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will update tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11 when using the -y flag.

yum info tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will show you core information about the tpm-tools-pkcs11 package.

yum deplist tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will show you the dependencies for tpm-tools-pkcs11. 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11

This command will check if there is an update waiting on tpm-tools-pkcs11. 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.