Apache htpasswd command

Apache htpasswd option Parameters

Htpasswd [-javaspsd] passwordfile username

Htpasswd-B [javaspsd] passwordfile username password

Htpasswd-n [mdps] username

Htpasswd-nb [mdps] username password

Parameters of the apache htpasswd command

-C. Create an encrypted file

-N: If the encrypted file is not updated, only the user name and password encrypted by the apache htpasswd command are displayed on the screen.

-M by default, the apache htpassswd command uses the MD5 Algorithm to encrypt the password.

-D the apache htpassswd command uses the CRYPT algorithm to encrypt the password.

-P apache htpassswd command does not encrypt the password, that is, the plaintext Password

-S apache htpassswd command uses SHA algorithm to encrypt the password

-B enters the user name and password in the apache htpassswd command line instead of entering the password as prompted.

-D. Delete the specified user.

In Windows, the '-m' option is the default in NetWare and TPF systems. You can ignore it when using the apache htpasswd command. In other systems, the '-p' option may not work.

Apache htpasswd example

1. How to Use the htpasswd command to add a user?

Htpasswd-bc. passwd tonyzhang pass

Generate a. passwd file in the bin directory, with the username tonyzhang and password: pass. MD5 encryption is used by default.

2. How to add the next user to the original password file?

Htpasswd-B. passwd onlyzq pass

Remove the c option to add a second user after the first user.

3. How can I only display the encrypted user name and password without updating the password file?

Htpasswd-nb tonyzhang pass

Do not update the. passwd file. Only output the user name and encrypted password on the screen.

4. How can I use the htpasswd command to delete the user name and password?

Htpasswd-D. passwd tonyzhang

5. How can I use the htpasswd command to change the password?

Htpasswd-D. passwd tonyzhang

Htpasswd-B. passwd tonyzhang pass

You can use the htpasswd DELETE command to delete a specified user, and then use the htpasswd add USER command to create a user to change the password.