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diff --git a/docs/man/htpasswd.1 b/docs/man/htpasswd.1 index b8a4db1d..07fc3a50 100644 --- a/docs/man/htpasswd.1 +++ b/docs/man/htpasswd.1 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ .el .ne 3 .IP "\\$1" \\$2 .. -.TH "HTPASSWD" 1 "2012-07-29" "Apache HTTP Server" "htpasswd" +.TH "HTPASSWD" 1 "2012-12-12" "Apache HTTP Server" "htpasswd" .SH NAME htpasswd \- Manage user files for basic authentication @@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ htpasswd \- Manage user files for basic authentication .SH "SYNOPSIS" .PP -\fBhtpasswd\fR [ -\fBc\fR ] [ -\fBm\fR ] [ -\fBD\fR ] \fIpasswdfile\fR \fIusername\fR +\fBhtpasswd\fR [ -\fBc\fR ] [ -\fBi\fR ] [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBB\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] [ -\fBC\fR \fIcost\fR ] [ -\fBD\fR ] \fIpasswdfile\fR \fIusername\fR .PP -\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBb\fR [ -\fBc\fR ] [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBp\fR | -\fBs\fR ] [ -\fBD\fR ] \fIpasswdfile\fR \fIusername\fR \fIpassword\fR +\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBb\fR [ -\fBc\fR ] [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBB\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] [ -\fBC\fR \fIcost\fR ] [ -\fBD\fR ] \fIpasswdfile\fR \fIusername\fR \fIpassword\fR .PP -\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBn\fR [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] \fIusername\fR +\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBn\fR [ -\fBi\fR ] [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBB\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] [ -\fBC\fR \fIcost\fR ] \fIusername\fR .PP -\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBnb\fR [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] \fIusername\fR \fIpassword\fR +\fBhtpasswd\fR -\fBnb\fR [ -\fBm\fR | -\fBB\fR | -\fBd\fR | -\fBs\fR | -\fBp\fR ] [ -\fBC\fR \fIcost\fR ] \fIusername\fR \fIpassword\fR .SH "SUMMARY" @@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ htpasswd \- Manage user files for basic authentication htpasswd is used to create and update the flat-files used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users\&. If htpasswd cannot access a file, such as not being able to write to the output file or not being able to read the file in order to update it, it returns an error status and makes no changes\&. .PP -Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just the users listed in the files created by htpasswd\&. This program can only manage usernames and passwords stored in a flat-file\&. It can encrypt and display password information for use in other types of data stores, though\&. To use a DBM database see dbmmanage\&. +Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just the users listed in the files created by htpasswd\&. This program can only manage usernames and passwords stored in a flat-file\&. It can encrypt and display password information for use in other types of data stores, though\&. To use a DBM database see dbmmanage or htdbm\&. .PP -htpasswd encrypts passwords using either a version of MD5 modified for Apache, or the system's crypt() routine\&. Files managed by htpasswd may contain both types of passwords; some user records may have MD5-encrypted passwords while others in the same file may have passwords encrypted with crypt()\&. +htpasswd encrypts passwords using either bcrypt, a version of MD5 modified for Apache, SHA1, or the system's crypt() routine\&. Files managed by htpasswd may contain a mixture of different encoding types of passwords; some user records may have bcrypt or MD5-encrypted passwords while others in the same file may have passwords encrypted with crypt()\&. .PP This manual page only lists the command line arguments\&. For details of the directives necessary to configure user authentication in httpd see the Apache manual, which is part of the Apache distribution or can be found at http://httpd\&.apache\&.org/\&. @@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ This manual page only lists the command line arguments\&. For details of the dir .TP -b -Use batch mode; \fIi\&.e\&.\fR, get the password from the command line rather than prompting for it\&. This option should be used with extreme care, since \fBthe password is clearly visible\fR on the command line\&. +Use batch mode; \fIi\&.e\&.\fR, get the password from the command line rather than prompting for it\&. This option should be used with extreme care, since \fBthe password is clearly visible\fR on the command line\&. For script use see the -i option\&. +.TP +-i +Read the password from stdin without verification (for script usage)\&. .TP -c Create the \fIpasswdfile\fR\&. If \fIpasswdfile\fR already exists, it is rewritten and truncated\&. This option cannot be combined with the -n option\&. @@ -70,6 +73,12 @@ Display the results on standard output rather than updating a file\&. This is us -m Use MD5 encryption for passwords\&. This is the default\&. .TP +-B +Use bcrypt encryption for passwords\&. This is currently considered to be very secure\&. +.TP +-C +This flag is only allowed in combination with -B (bcrypt encryption)\&. It sets the computing time used for the bcrypt algorithm (higher is more secure but slower, default: 5, valid: 4 to 31)\&. +.TP -d Use crypt() encryption for passwords\&. This is not supported by the httpd server on Windows and Netware\&. This algorithm limits the password length to 8 characters\&. This algorithm is \fBinsecure\fR by today's standards\&. .TP |