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pkcs11-helper


Information about the package, pkcs11-helper, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pkcs11-helper package is designed for, A library for using PKCS#11 providers.


Package Name:

pkcs11-helper

Summary:

A library for using PKCS#11 providers

Description:

pkcs11-helper is a library that simplifies the interaction with PKCS#11 providers for end-user applications using a simple API and optional OpenSSL engine. The library allows using multiple PKCS#11 providers at the same time, enumerating available token certificates, or selecting a certificate directly by serialized id, handling card removal and card insert events, handling card re-insert to a different slot, supporting session expiration and much more all using a simple API.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.11

Release:

3.el6

Size:

54 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2 or BSD



Handy Yum Commands for pkcs11-helper


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install pkcs11-helper

This command will install pkcs11-helper on the server.

yum remove pkcs11-helper

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

yum -y remove pkcs11-helper

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

yum update pkcs11-helper

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

yum -y update pkcs11-helper

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

yum info pkcs11-helper

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

yum deplist pkcs11-helper

This command will show you the dependencies for pkcs11-helper. 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 pkcs11-helper

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