Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.0-1306-wip

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libksba-1.6.5

Introduction to Libksba

The Libksba package contains a library used to make X.509 certificates as well as making the CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) easily accessible by other applications. Both specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS. The library does not rely on another cryptographic library but provides hooks for easy integration with Libgcrypt.

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Package Information

Libksba Dependencies

Required

libgpg-error-1.47

Optional

Valgrind-3.22.0

Installation of Libksba

Install Libksba by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: None
Installed Library: libksba.so
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

libksba.{so,a}

contains the cryptographic API functions