pwdhash1
Generator of password hashes
Usage
pwdhash [-D
config‐dir]
[-H]
[{-s
scheme | -c
comparepwd}]
password
Overview
Generates password hashes which can also be used in LDIF password fields. This uses the Directory Server password generator.
Options
A summary of options is included below:
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-H -
Show summary of options.
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-s scheme -
Password scheme to be used (e.g. MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, SSHA, SSHA256, SSHA512)
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-c comparepassword -
Password to be compared against
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-D configdir -
Takes the password schema directly from the ns-slapd configuration
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 11 (Bullseye): the text shown here
- Debian 10 (Buster) to Debian 9 (Stretch)
- Debian 8 (Jessie)