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--- linux:webhosting [2023/05/15 12:26] – [Generate Credentials] admin
+++ linux:webhosting [2026/10/25 15:43] (current) – gsys
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 ==== Generate Credentials ====
+:!: insecure default MD5
 <code>
-htpasswd -n werner                                # generate cerdentials for user "werner" and display the results
+htpasswd -n testuser                                # generate cerdentials for user "werner" and display the results
-                                                  # on standard output rather than updating a file
+                                                    # on standard output rather than updating a file
-htpasswd -c ~/public_html/.htpasswd werner        # generate ".htpasswd" file and create credentials for user "werner"
+htpasswd -c ~/public_html/.htpasswd testuser        # generate ".htpasswd" file and create credentials for user "werner"
-htpasswd ~/public_html/.htpasswd werner           # create or modify credentials for user "werner" in ".htpasswd" file
+htpasswd ~/public_html/.htpasswd testuser           # create or modify credentials for user "werner" in ".htpasswd" file
+</code>
+:-) secure bcrypt
+<code>
+htpasswd -nBC 10 testuser
+#        -n        Show ouput on stdout
+#         -B       Use bcrypt encryption algorithm
+#          -C 10   Computing time used for the bcrypt algorithm (higher is more secure but slower, default: 5, valid: 4 to 17)
 </code>
 === Traefik ===
-** Don't forget to escape dollar signs ($ -> $$) in traefik docker compose files! **
+**Don't forget to escape dollar signs ($ -> $$) in traefik docker compose files!**
 use this command: