Creating a bcrypt-hash value

Using htpasswd

The Apache2 utilities provide a tool called htpasswd. Create bcrypt-hashs using this tool.

Example command and output to generate the hash for string “plainpassword”:

$ htpasswd -nbBC 10 USER plainpassword

USER:$2y$10$1J2BG6LJYImEcZVRxXn1TOs9iRKLvJvWWSf5/AE5ZOaWUlmZxQJsa

Hint: On Linux systems apache2-utils can be installed using the installed package manager. Probably administrative privileges are required, so the sudo command may be required.

Example command when using apt package manager:

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apt install apache2-utils
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Using Autodigit Password Encoder

kgs provides a little tool to generate bcrypt-Hashs for Java. Therefore this utility can be used in both Windows and Linux environments.

Please find the utility here for download:

Inorder to generate a password hash via Java from Windows command line or Linux terminal, go into the directory containing the jar-file downloaded before and execute this command:

java -jar autodigit-password-encoder.jar <password>