Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslscan on Kali Linux.
What is sslscan
sslscan is:
SSLScan queries SSL services, such as HTTPS, in order to determine the ciphers
that are supported. SSLScan is designed to be easy, lean and fast. The output
includes preferred ciphers of the SSL service, the certificate and is in text
and XML formats.
There are three methods to install sslscan on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sslscan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sslscan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sslscanInstall sslscan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sslscan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sslscanInstall sslscan Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sslscan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sslscan
How To Uninstall sslscan on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sslscan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sslscanUninstall sslscan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sslscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslscanRemove sslscan Configurations and Data
To remove sslscan configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sslscanRemove sslscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sslscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sslscanDependencies
sslscan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslscan package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
