PASSWD
Section: OpenSSL (1)
Updated: 2002-10-04
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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 at
run-time or the hash of each password in a list. The password list is
taken from the named file for option -in file, from stdin for
option -stdin, or from the command line, or from the terminal otherwise.
The Unix standard algorithm crypt and the MD5-based BSD password
algorithm 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 character
to 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.