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PASSWD
Section: OpenSSL (1)
Updated: 2002-10-04
Index NAME
passwd - compute password hashes
SYNOPSIS
openssl passwd[
-crypt][
-1][
-apr1][
-salt string][
-in file][
-stdin][
-noverify][
-quiet][
-table]{
password}
DESCRIPTION
The
passwd command computes the hash of a password typed atrun-time or the hash of each password in a list. The password list istaken from the named file for option
-in file, from stdin foroption
-stdin, or from the command line, or from the terminal otherwise.The Unix standard algorithm
crypt and the MD5-based
BSD passwordalgorithm
1 and its Apache variant
apr1 are available.
OPTIONS
- -crypt
- Use the crypt algorithm (default).
- -1
- Use the MD5 based BSD password algorithm 1.
- -apr1
- Use the apr1 algorithm (Apache variant of the BSD algorithm).
- -salt string
- Use the specified salt.When reading a password from the terminal, this implies -noverify.
- -in file
- Read passwords from file.
- -stdin
- Read passwords from stdin.
- -noverify
- Don't verify when reading a password from the terminal.
- -quiet
- Don't output warnings when passwords given at the command line are truncated.
- -table
- In the output list, prepend the cleartext password and a TAB characterto each password hash.
EXAMPLES
openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password prints
xxj31ZMTZzkVA.
openssl passwd -1 -salt xxxxxxxx password prints $1$xxxxxxxx$UYCIxa628.9qXjpQCjM4a..
openssl passwd -apr1 -salt xxxxxxxx password prints $apr1$xxxxxxxx$dxHfLAsjHkDRmG83UXe8K0.
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- EXAMPLES
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