debian man page for mkpasswd-ratbox

MKPASSWD-RATBOX(8)					      System Manager's Manual						MKPASSWD-RATBOX(8)

NAME
       mkpasswd-ratbox - Hash password to use with ratbox.

SYNOPSIS
       mkpasswd-ratbox	[-m|-d|-b|-e] [-l saltlength] [-r rounds] [-s salt] [-p plaintext]

DESCRIPTION
       -m Generate an MD5 password.

       -d Generate a DES password.

       -b Generate a BlowFish password.

       -e Generate an Extended DES password.

       -l Specify a length for a random MD5 or BlowFish salt.

       -r Specify a number of rounds for a BlowFish or Extended DES password.
	  BlowFish:  default 4, no more than 6 recommended
	  Extended DES:  default 25

       -s Specify a salt, 2 alphanumeric characters for DES, up to 16 for MD5, up to 22 for BlowFish, and 4 for Extended DES.

       -p Specify a plaintext password to use.

EXAMPLE
	 mkpasswd -m -s 3dr -p test

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Arnaud Cornet for debian and is distributed under the GPL.

								 09 September 2007						MKPASSWD-RATBOX(8)