# htpasswd
Usage:
htpasswd [-cimB25dpsDv] [-C cost] [-r rounds] passwordfile username
htpasswd -b[cmB25dpsDv] [-C cost] [-r rounds] passwordfile username password
htpasswd -n[imB25dps] [-C cost] [-r rounds] username
htpasswd -nb[mB25dps] [-C cost] [-r rounds] username password
-c Create a new file.
-n Don't update file; display results on stdout.
-b Use the password from the command line rather than prompting for it.
-i Read password from stdin without verification (for script usage).
-m Force MD5 encryption of the password (default).
-2 Force SHA-256 crypt() hash of the password (secure).
-5 Force SHA-512 crypt() hash of the password (secure).
-B Force bcrypt aencryption of the password (very secure).
-C Set the computing time used for the bcrypt algorithm
(higher is more secure but slower, default: 5, valid: 4 to 31).
-r Set the number of rounds used for the SHA-256, SHA-512 algorithms
(higher is more secure but slower, default: 5000).
-d Force CRYPT encryption of the password (8 chars max, insecure).
-s Force SHA-1 encryption of the password (insecure).
-p Do not encrypt the password (plaintext, insecure).
-D Delete the specified user.
-v Verify password for the specified user.
On other systems than Windows and NetWare the '-p' flag will probably not work.
The SHA-1 algorithm does not use a salt and is less secure than the MD5 algorithm.