---
name: "ristsrppasswd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rist-tools"
version: "0.2.11+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ristsrppasswd"
---

# ristsrppasswd(1)

generate passwords for authenticating RIST streams

## NAME

ristsrppasswd - generate passwords for authenticating RIST streams

## SYNOPSIS

**ristsrppasswd** \[*username*\] \[*password*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) is a transport protocol designed for reliable transmission of video over lossy networks (including the Internet) with low latency and high quality.

ristsrppasswd generates an SHA256 password hash to be used for authenticating RIST streams.

## OPTIONS

- **username**

  The name of the authenticating user

- **password**

  The plaintext password for the authenticating user

## SEE ALSO

[**ristsender**(1)](/ristsender/1.md), [**ristreceiver**(1)](/ristreceiver/1.md), **https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/-/wikis/LibRIST%20Documentation**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Florian Ernst \<florian@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).