passwd

passwd

A standalone password hashing tool for buildah tests.

Purpose

This tool generates bcrypt password hashes and is used exclusively for testing purposes. It was previously part of the main buildah command as a hidden passwd subcommand but has been split out into a separate tool to:

• Keep the main buildah command clean of test-only functionality
• Allow tests to use password hashing independently
• Follow the same pattern as other test tools like imgtype

Usage

passwd <password>

Example

$ passwd testpassword
$2a$10$ZamosnV9dfpTJn4Uk.Xix.5nwbKNiLw8xpP/6g2z83jhY.WKZuRjG

The tool outputs a bcrypt hash of the input password to stdout, which can be used in test scenarios that require password hashing (such as setting up test registries with HTTP basic authentication).

Building

The tool is built automatically when running make all or can be built individually with:

make bin/passwd