Update 'openssl passwd' documentation on selection of algorithms. (cc244b37) · Commits · CYBER - Cyber Security / TS 103 523 MSP / TLMSP / TLMSP OpenSSL

apps/passwd.c

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		@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int do_passwd(int passed_salt, char salt_p, char salt_malloc_p,
		char passwd, BIO out, int quiet, int table, int reverse,
		size_t pw_maxlen, int usecrypt, int use1, int useapr1);

		/* -crypt - standard Unix password algorithm (default, only choice)
		/* -crypt - standard Unix password algorithm (default)
		* -1 - MD5-based password algorithm
		* -apr1 - MD5-based password algorithm, Apache variant
		* -salt string - salt

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		@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ passwd - compute password hashes

		B<openssl passwd>
		[B<-crypt>]
		[B<-1>]
		[B<-apr1>]
		[B<-salt> I<string>]
		[B<-in> I<file>]
		@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ The B<passwd> command computes the hash of a password typed at
		run-time or the hash of each password in a list. The password list is
		taken from the named file for option B<-in file>, from stdin for
		option B<-stdin>, and from the command line otherwise.
		The Unix standard algorithm B<crypt> and the MD5-based B<apr1> algorithm
		are available.
		The Unix standard algorithm B<crypt> and the MD5-based BSD password
		algorithm B<1> and its Apache variant B<apr1> are available.

		=head1 OPTIONS

		@@ -33,9 +34,13 @@ are available.

		Use the B<crypt> algorithm (default).

		=item B<-1>

		Use the MD5 based BSD password algorithm B<1>.

		=item B<-apr1>

		Use the B<apr1> algorithm.
		Use the B<apr1> algorithm (Apache variant of the BSD algorithm).

		=item B<-salt> I<string>

		@@ -64,6 +69,8 @@ to each password hash.

		B<openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password> prints B<xxj31ZMTZzkVA>.

		B<openssl passwd -1 -salt xxxxxxxx password> prints B<$1$xxxxxxxx$8XJIcl6ZXqBMCK0qFevqT1>.

		B<openssl passwd -apr1 -salt xxxxxxxx password> prints B<$apr1$xxxxxxxx$dxHfLAsjHkDRmG83UXe8K0>.

		=cut