{ "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "# openssl-passwd (man)\n\n## NAME\n\nopenssl-passwd - compute password hashes\n\n## SYNOPSIS\n\nopenssl passwd [-help] [-1] [-apr1] [-aixmd5] [-5] [-6] [-salt string] [-in file] [-stdin]\n[-noverify] [-quiet] [-table] [-reverse] [-rand files] [-writerand file] [-provider name]\n[-provider-path path] [-propquery propq] [password]\n\n## DESCRIPTION\n\nThis command computes the hash of a password typed at run-time or the hash of each password\nin a list. The password list is taken from the named file for option -in, from stdin for\noption -stdin, or from the command line, or from the terminal otherwise.\n\n## Sections\n\n- **NAME**\n- **SYNOPSIS**\n- **DESCRIPTION**\n- **OPTIONS** (17 subsections)\n- **EXAMPLES**\n- **HISTORY**\n- **COPYRIGHT**\n\nUse structuredContent.sections for detailed options, examples, and full documentation.\n" } ], "structuredContent": { "command": "openssl-passwd", "section": "", "mode": "man", "summary": "openssl-passwd - compute password hashes", "synopsis": "openssl passwd [-help] [-1] [-apr1] [-aixmd5] [-5] [-6] [-salt string] [-in file] [-stdin]\n[-noverify] [-quiet] [-table] [-reverse] [-rand files] [-writerand file] [-provider name]\n[-provider-path path] [-propquery propq] [password]", "tldr_summary": null, "tldr_examples": [], "tldr_source": null, "flags": [ { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Print out a usage message." }, { "flag": "-1", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "" }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Use the apr1 algorithm (Apache variant of the BSD algorithm)." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Use the AIX MD5 algorithm (AIX variant of the BSD algorithm)." }, { "flag": "-5", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "" }, { "flag": "-6", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Use the specified salt. When reading a password from the terminal, this implies -noverify." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Read passwords from file." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Read passwords from stdin." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Don't verify when reading a password from the terminal." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "Don't output warnings when passwords given at the command line are truncated." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "In the output list, prepend the cleartext password and a TAB character to each password hash." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "When the -table option is used, reverse the order of cleartext and hash." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "See \"Random State Options\" in openssl(1) for details." }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "" }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "" }, { "flag": "", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "See \"Provider Options\" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7)." } ], "examples": [ "% openssl passwd -1 -salt xxxxxxxx password", "$1$xxxxxxxx$UYCIxa628.9qXjpQCjM4a.", "% openssl passwd -apr1 -salt xxxxxxxx password", "$apr1$xxxxxxxx$dxHfLAsjHkDRmG83UXe8K0", "% openssl passwd -aixmd5 -salt xxxxxxxx password", "xxxxxxxx$8Oaipk/GPKhC64w/YVeFD/" ], "see_also": [], "section_outline": [ { "name": "NAME", "lines": 2, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "SYNOPSIS", "lines": 4, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "DESCRIPTION", "lines": 4, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "OPTIONS", "lines": 1, "subsections": [ { "name": "-help", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-1", "lines": 1, "flag": "-1" }, { "name": "-apr1", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-aixmd5", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-5", "lines": 1, "flag": "-5" }, { "name": "-6", "lines": 2, "flag": "-6" }, { "name": "-salt", "lines": 3 }, { "name": "-in", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-stdin", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-noverify", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-quiet", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-table", "lines": 3 }, { "name": "-reverse", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-rand -writerand", "lines": 2 }, { "name": "-provider", "lines": 1 }, { "name": "-provider-path", "lines": 1 }, { "name": "-propquery", "lines": 2 } ] }, { "name": "EXAMPLES", "lines": 9, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "HISTORY", "lines": 2, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "COPYRIGHT", "lines": 9, "subsections": [] } ], "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "openssl-passwd - compute password hashes\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "openssl passwd [-help] [-1] [-apr1] [-aixmd5] [-5] [-6] [-salt string] [-in file] [-stdin]\n[-noverify] [-quiet] [-table] [-reverse] [-rand files] [-writerand file] [-provider name]\n[-provider-path path] [-propquery propq] [password]\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "This command computes the hash of a password typed at run-time or the hash of each password\nin a list. The password list is taken from the named file for option -in, from stdin for\noption -stdin, or from the command line, or from the terminal otherwise.\n", "subsections": [] }, "OPTIONS": { "content": "", "subsections": [ { "name": "-help", "content": "Print out a usage message.\n" }, { "name": "-1", "content": "", "flag": "-1" }, { "name": "-apr1", "content": "Use the apr1 algorithm (Apache variant of the BSD algorithm).\n" }, { "name": "-aixmd5", "content": "Use the AIX MD5 algorithm (AIX variant of the BSD algorithm).\n" }, { "name": "-5", "content": "", "flag": "-5" }, { "name": "-6", "content": ".\n", "flag": "-6" }, { "name": "-salt", "content": "Use the specified salt. When reading a password from the terminal, this implies\n-noverify.\n" }, { "name": "-in", "content": "Read passwords from file.\n" }, { "name": "-stdin", "content": "Read passwords from stdin.\n" }, { "name": "-noverify", "content": "Don't verify when reading a password from the terminal.\n" }, { "name": "-quiet", "content": "Don't output warnings when passwords given at the command line are truncated.\n" }, { "name": "-table", "content": "In the output list, prepend the cleartext password and a TAB character to each password\nhash.\n" }, { "name": "-reverse", "content": "When the -table option is used, reverse the order of cleartext and hash.\n" }, { "name": "-rand -writerand", "content": "See \"Random State Options\" in openssl(1) for details.\n" }, { "name": "-provider", "content": "" }, { "name": "-provider-path", "content": "" }, { "name": "-propquery", "content": "See \"Provider Options\" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).\n" } ] }, "EXAMPLES": { "content": "% openssl passwd -1 -salt xxxxxxxx password\n$1$xxxxxxxx$UYCIxa628.9qXjpQCjM4a.\n\n% openssl passwd -apr1 -salt xxxxxxxx password\n$apr1$xxxxxxxx$dxHfLAsjHkDRmG83UXe8K0\n\n% openssl passwd -aixmd5 -salt xxxxxxxx password\nxxxxxxxx$8Oaipk/GPKhC64w/YVeFD/\n", "subsections": [] }, "HISTORY": { "content": "The -crypt option was removed in OpenSSL 3.0.\n", "subsections": [] }, "COPYRIGHT": { "content": "Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.\n\nLicensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \"License\"). You may not use this file except in\ncompliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source\ndistribution or at .\n\n\n\n3.0.2 2026-06-02 OPENSSL-PASSWD(1SSL)", "subsections": [] } } } }