openssl/doc/apps/passwd.pod
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=pod
=head1 NAME
passwd - compute password hashes
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<openssl passwd>
[B<-crypt>]
[B<-salt string>]
[B<-quiet>]
[B<-table>]
{B<password>}
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The B<passwd> command computes the hashes of a list of passwords
passed on the command line, or the hash of a password typed at run-time.
Currently only the Unix standard algorithm B<crypt>
is implemented.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<-crypt>
Use the B<crypt> algorithm (default).
=item B<-salt string>
Use the specified salt.
=item B<-quiet>
Don't output warnings when passwords are truncated.
=item B<-table>
In the output list, prepend the cleartext password and a TAB character
to each password hash.
=back
=head1 EXAMPLE
B<openssl passwd -salt xx password> prints B<xxj31ZMTZzkVA>.
=cut