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)
