Passwords

Things about passwords

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• Create a password using a command
• Create a Linux password hash using Python

Create a password using a command

Some versions may use sha512crypt instead of sha-512. substitute as necessary.

 mkpasswd -m sha-512 -s <<< <Password>

Create a Linux password hash using Python

One-liner that can be pasted in to the terminal, this will prompt for a password to create a hash for.

python -c 'import crypt,getpass; print(crypt.crypt(getpass.getpass(),crypt.mksalt(crypt.METHOD_SHA512)))'