Information about the package, softhsm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The softhsm package is designed for, Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module.
Package Name:
softhsm
Summary:
Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module
Description:
OpenDNSSEC is providing a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS#11 interface, the SoftHSM. SoftHSM is designed to meet the requirements of OpenDNSSEC, but can also work together with other cryptographic products because of the PKCS#11 interface.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.3.5
Release:
2.el6
Size:
80 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the softhsm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install softhsm
This command will install softhsm on the server.
yum remove softhsm
This command will un-install softhsm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove softhsm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove softhsm
This command will un-install softhsm 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 softhsm when using the -y flag.
yum update softhsm
This command will update softhsm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove softhsm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update softhsm
This command will update softhsm 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 softhsm when using the -y flag.
yum info softhsm
This command will show you core information about the softhsm package.
yum deplist softhsm
This command will show you the dependencies for softhsm. 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 softhsm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on softhsm. 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.