passwd-crypt

A tool for generate encrypted Linux password.

Guideline

Build

gcc passwd-crypt.c -lcrypt -o passwd-crypt 

Install

mv passwd-crypt /usr/bin

Usage

The tool requests two arguments, a password which you want to encrypt and a salt.
Usage: passwd-crypt [password without encrypt] [input 0 generate a random salt or input a specific salt]
Example: Output a encrypted password.

passwd-crypt YOUR_PASSWORD 0

Add a user with password.

sudo useradd -p $(passwd-crypt test1234 0) test