Linux packages required

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The IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) requires some Linux® packages to be installed in order to exploit the IBM® System z® cryptographic hardware features.

Check whether these packages are already installed, otherwise install them out of the Linux distributors repositories.

openCryptoki packages (PKCS#11 implementation for Linux):

  • openCryptoki
  • openCryptoki-64bit

Sample command: query installed OpenCryptoki packages

# rpm -qa | grep openCryptoki 
openCryptoki-2.4-0.9.1 
openCryptoki-64bit-2.4-0.9.1

libICA packages (Interface library to the ICA device driver):

  • libica

Sample command: query installed libICA packages

# rpm -qa | grep libica 
libica-2_1_0-2.1.0-0.9.1

The package versions and naming scheme may vary depending on the Linux distribution or distributor version.