1 .TH SLAPPASSWD 8C "20 August 2000" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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6 slappasswd \- OpenLDAP password utility
18 is used to compute a hashed password suitable for use
19 as a userPassword value
25 generate authPassword values instead of RFC2307 passwords
31 The secret to hash. If not provided, the user will be prompted
32 for the secret to hash.
35 The hash scheme to use. RFC2307 schemes supported include
44 If \-a is specified, the following authPassword schemes
52 The practice storing hashed passwords in userPassword
53 violates Standard Track schema and may hinder
54 interoperability. authPassword is not yet widely supported.
55 .SH "SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS"
56 Use of hashed passwords does not protect passwords during
57 protocol transfer. TLS or other eavesdropping protections
58 should be inplace before using LDAP simple bind. The
59 hashed password values should be protected as if they
60 were clear text passwords.
66 "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide"
69 is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).
71 is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.