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title: Install SoftHSM on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of SoftHSM for Linux - Software PKCS#11 cryptographic
  store for keys and tokens
url: https://snapcraft.io/softhsm
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# SoftHSM

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latest/stable 2.7.0

Install latest/stable of SoftHSM

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install softhsm
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* softhsm

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### License

* BSD-2-Clause

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### Last updated

* 8 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 8 September 2026 - latest/candidate

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/softhsm#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/softhsm#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/softhsm#tab-security)

#### Software PKCS#11 cryptographic store for keys and tokens

SoftHSM is a software implementation of a cryptographic store accessible
through a PKCS#11 interface. It started as part of the OpenDNSSEC project
and is designed to meet those requirements, but it also works with other
applications that speak PKCS#11.

This snap ships softhsm2-util, softhsm2-dump-file, softhsm2-keyconv, and
the libsofthsm2 PKCS#11 module. Token files are stored under the snap's
user-common directory unless SOFTHSM2\_CONF points at another config.

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## Install SoftHSM on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/softhsm/ubuntu)