---
name: "ircd-mkpasswd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ircd-irc2"
version: "2.11.2p3~dfsg-7.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ircd-mkpasswd"
---

# ircd-mkpasswd(8)

generate password hashes for ircd

## NAME

ircd-mkpasswd - generate password hashes for ircd

## SYNOPSIS

**ircd-mkpasswd \[-m\|-d\] \[-l saltlength\] \[-s salt\] \[-p plaintext\]**

**-m** Generate an MD5 password

**-d** Generate a DES password

**-l** Specify a length for a random MD5 salt

**-s** Specify a salt, 2 alphanumeric characters for DES, up to 16 for MD5

**-p** Specify a plaintext password to use

Example: ircd-mkpasswd **-m** **-s** 3dr **-p** test

## DESCRIPTION

ircd-mkpasswd generates SALT encrypted passwords for use in ircd.conf