.TH SLAPPASSWD 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
-.\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright 1998-2013 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
+.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
slappasswd \- OpenLDAP password utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B SBINDIR/slappasswd
-.B [\-v]
-.B [\-u]
-.B [\-g|\-s secret|\-T file]
-.B [\-h hash]
-.B [\-c salt-format]
-.B [\-n]
-.B
+[\c
+.BR \-v ]
+[\c
+.BR \-u ]
+[\c
+.BR \-g \||\| \-s \ \fIsecret\fR \||\| \fB\-T \ \fIfile\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-h \ hash\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-c \ salt-format\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-n ]
+[\c
+.BI \-o \ option\fR[ = value\fR]]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B Slappasswd
is used to generate an userPassword value
suitable for use with
-.BR ldapmodify (1)
-or
+.BR ldapmodify (1),
.BR slapd.conf (5)
.I rootpw
+configuration directive or the
+.BR slapd\-config (5)
+.I olcRootPW
configuration directive.
+.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-v
versions of this program may generate alternative syntaxes
by default. This option is provided for forward compatibility.
.TP
-.BI \-s " secret"
+.BI \-s \ secret
The secret to hash.
If this,
.B \-g
.B \-g
and
.B \-T
-and mutually exclusive flags.
+are mutually exclusive flags.
.TP
.BI \-g
Generate the secret.
.B \-g
and
.B \-T
-and mutually exclusive flags.
+are mutually exclusive flags.
If this is present,
.I {CLEARTEXT}
is used as scheme.
.B \-h
are mutually exclusive flags.
.TP
-.BI \-T " file"
+.BI \-T \ "file"
Hash the contents of the file.
If this,
.B \-g
.B \-T
and mutually exclusive flags.
.TP
-.BI \-h " scheme"
-If -h is specified, one of the following RFC 2307 schemes may
+.BI \-h \ "scheme"
+If \fB\-h\fP is specified, one of the following RFC 2307 schemes may
be specified:
-.IR {CRYPT} ,
-.IR {MD5} ,
-.IR {SMD5} ,
-.IR {SSHA} ", and"
-.IR {SHA} .
+.BR {CRYPT} ,
+.BR {MD5} ,
+.BR {SMD5} ,
+.BR {SSHA} ", and"
+.BR {SHA} .
The default is
-.IR {SSHA} .
+.BR {SSHA} .
Note that scheme names may need to be protected, due to
.B {
clear text.
Unless
.I {CLEARTEXT}
-is used, this flag is incompatible with
+is used, this flag is incompatible with option
.BR \-g .
.TP
-.BI \-c " crypt-salt-format"
+.BI \-c \ crypt-salt-format
Specify the format of the salt passed to
.BR crypt (3)
when generating {CRYPT} passwords.
This string needs to be in
.BR sprintf (3)
-format and may include one (and only one) %s conversion.
-This conversion will be substituted with a string random
-characters from [A\-Za\-z0\-9./]. For example, '%.2s'
-provides a two character salt and '$1$%.8s' tells some
-versions of crypt(3) to use an MD5 algorithm and provides
-8 random characters of salt. The default is '%s', which
-provides 31 characters of salt.
+format and may include one (and only one)
+.B %s
+conversion.
+This conversion will be substituted with a string of random
+characters from [A\-Za\-z0\-9./]. For example,
+.RB ' %.2s '
+provides a two character salt and
+.RB ' $1$%.8s '
+tells some
+versions of
+.BR crypt (3)
+to use an MD5 algorithm and provides
+8 random characters of salt.
+The default is
+.RB ' %s ' ,
+which provides 31 characters of salt.
.TP
.BI \-n
Omit the trailing newline; useful to pipe the credentials
into a command.
+.TP
+.BI \-o \ option\fR[ = value\fR]
+Specify an
+.I option
+with a(n optional)
+.IR value .
+Possible generic options/values are:
+.LP
+.nf
+ module\-path=<pathspec> (see `\fBmodulepath\fP' in slapd.conf(5))
+ module\-load=<filename> (see `\fBmoduleload\fP' in slapd.conf(5))
+
+.in
+You can load a dynamically loadable password hash module by
+using this option.
.SH LIMITATIONS
-The practice storing hashed passwords in userPassword violates
+The practice of storing hashed passwords in userPassword violates
Standard Track (RFC 4519) schema specifications and may hinder
interoperability. A new attribute type, authPassword, to hold
hashed passwords has been defined (RFC 3112), but is not yet
implemented in
.BR slapd (8).
-.TP
+.LP
It should also be noted that the behavior of
.BR crypt (3)
is platform specific.
.SH "SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS"
Use of hashed passwords does not protect passwords during
protocol transfer. TLS or other eavesdropping protections
-should be in\-place before using LDAP simple bind.
-.TP
+should be in-place before using LDAP simple bind.
+.LP
The hashed password values should be protected as if they
were clear text passwords.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ldappasswd (1),
.BR ldapmodify (1),
-.BR slapd (8)
-.BR slapd.conf (5)
-.B RFC 2307
-.B RFC 4519
+.BR slapd (8),
+.BR slapd.conf (5),
+.BR slapd\-config (5),
+.B RFC 2307\fP,
+.B RFC 4519\fP,
.B RFC 3112
.LP
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)