---
name: "caddy-hash-password"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "caddy"
version: "2.6.2-12+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/caddy-hash-password"
---

# caddy-hash-password(8)

Hashes a password and writes base64

## NAME

caddy-hash-password - Hashes a password and writes base64

## SYNOPSIS

**caddy hash-password \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Convenient way to hash a plaintext password. The resulting hash is written to stdout as a base64 string.

\--plaintext, when omitted, will be read from stdin. If Caddy is attached to a controlling tty, the plaintext will not be echoed.

\--algorithm may be bcrypt or scrypt. If scrypt, the default parameters are used.

Use the --salt flag for algorithms which require a salt to be provided (scrypt).

Note that scrypt is deprecated. Please use 'bcrypt' instead.

## OPTIONS

**--algorithm**="bcrypt"\
 	Name of the hash algorithm

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for hash-password

**--plaintext**=""\
 	The plaintext password

**--salt**=""\
 	The password salt

## SEE ALSO

**[caddy(8)](/caddy/8.md)**

## HISTORY

10-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra