Installing PingID SSH using source files

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Install PingID using source files.

Verify that you have already installed the following prerequisite software packages:

make
c compiler
autoconf
automake
libtool
OpenSSL development version
libCURL development version (Use version 7.2.1.3+ for PingID SSH 4.0.16+)
libPAM development version. This is an optional dependency.

Note:

Installation from operating system-specific source packages is covered here:

Red Hat: Installation example for Red Hat
Ubuntu/Debian: Installation example for Ubuntu/Debian (64 bit)
Solaris: Installation example for Solaris

Follow the steps shown below for other Unix/Linux flavors.

To install PingID SSH from the source package:

Get the latest version of the package from https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.html
Extract the package.
Go to the directory of the extracted PingID package:
```
cd pingid-<version>
```
Run the configuration utility:
```
./configure --with-pam --prefix=/usr
```
In CentOS 7 & RHEL 7, when SELinux is installed, you might need to add this parameter to the configure command: --enable-selinux. See SELinux section in PingID SSH support information.
Note:
When running the ./configure command, there is an option to specify that the use_base64_key field in the PingID properties file should be obfuscated. To use this option, include the --with-obfuscation switch.

If you have openssl and base64 installed, the key required for obfuscation will be generated automatically so you can just use the following syntax:
```
./configure --with-obfuscation
```
If you don't have openssl and base64 installed, this command results in an error message. In this case, you can generate the key manually and then use --with-obfuscation as follows:
```
./configure --with-obfuscation=<keyToUse>
```
Build and install PingID SSH:
```
make
```
```
sudo make install
```
The following files will be installed, assuming the configure command was executed with the --prefix=/usr parameter:
- /usr/sbin/pingid_fc
- /usr/etc/pingid/pingid.conf
  (/etc/pingid/pingid.conf on FHS-compliant systems)
- If PAM was enabled, depending on the platform architecture:
  - /lib64/security/pam_pingid.so or
  - /lib/security/pam_pingid.so
For more about installation directories, see autoconf installation directories.

Test the installation:

pingid_fc -v

You should see output similar to the following:

PingID API version 4.0 (Package version 4.0.7)
Configuration file: /usr/etc/pingid/pingid.conf

Download the relevant PingID properties file (see Integrate PingID with SSH).
Copy the properties file to /usr/etc/pingid/pingid.properties.
```
sudo cp pingid.properties /usr/etc/pingid/pingid.properties
```
Important:
Do not make any changes to the contents of the file.