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