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MHTPASSWD(8) DragonFly System Manager's Manual MHTPASSWD(8)
NAME
mhtpasswd - manipulate HTTP-server password files
SYNOPSIS
mhtpasswd [-cmD] passwordfile username
mhtpasswd -b [-c] [-dms] [-D] passwdfile username password
mhtpasswd -n [-dms] username
mhtpasswd -nb [-dms] username password
DESCRIPTION
The mhtpasswd utility is used to create and update files to store
usernames and passwords for HTTP authentication.
mhtpasswd uses openssl to generate the password encrypted using crypt(),
apache modified MD5 or digest SHA1
OPTIONS
-b batch mode password is read from the command line
-c Create the password file, if it already exists it is
overwrittent.
-n Display the result on stdout instead of writting to a password
file.
-m Use apache MD5 encryption.
-d Use crypt() encryption. (this is default)
-s Use digest SHA1 encryption.
-D Delete user.
passwdfile
path to the file that contains or will contain the user name and
password.
username
user name to create or update.
password
plaintext password to be encrypted for the given user.
AUTHORS
Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT December 1, 2010 DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT