---
name: "mysqlrouter_passwd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "percona-server"
version: "9.7.2_2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mysqlrouter_passwd"
---

# mysqlrouter\_passwd(1)

MySQL Router Password Tool

## NAME

mysqlrouter\_passwd - MySQL Router Password Tool

## SYNOPSIS

**mysqlrouter\_passwd \[***options***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

The **mysqlrouter\_passwd** utility is a command line application to manage the accounts in the passwd file. For example usage, see Section 6.1, “A Simple MySQL Router REST API Guide”.

Usage information:

```
Usage
  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd [opts] <cmd> <filename> [<username>]
  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd --help
  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd --version
Commands
  delete
      Delete username (if it exists) from <filename>.
  list
      list one or all accounts of <filename>.
  set
      add or overwrite account of <username> in <filename>.
  verify
      verify if password matches <username>'s credentials in <filename>.
Options
  -?, --help
      Display this help and exit.
  --kdf <name>
      Key Derivation Function for 'set'. One of pbkdf2-sha256, pbkdf2-sha512,
      sha256-crypt, sha512-crypt. default: sha256-crypt
  -V, --version
      Display version information and exit.
  --work-factor <num>
      Work-factor hint for KDF if account is updated.
```

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

## AUTHOR

Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).