A simple tool for resetting BTCPayServer password more sanely.
The official btcpayserver-docker contains a password reset tool that is not that great - you have to create a second admin account. I wanted something saner - setting the desired password for specific account. The reason this is not in C# is I needed it quickly and couldn't afford to wait for someone else to write it, so I wrote it in the language I know the best - Rust.
Feel free to translate it to C# or whatever is more suitable for inclusion in BTCPayServer. The code is based on the excellent article explaining how passwords are encoded by ASP.NET
- install Rust (
apt install cargoon Debian, see https://rustup.rs for other platforms) - Run
cargo buildin the repository top-level directory - You will find the binary in
./target/debug/btcpay-password-reset
If you're packging this tool, please use cargo build --release to create a smaller package.
You will find the release binary in ./target/release/btcpay-password-reset
btcpay-password-reset email@domain [/path/to/btcpay_config/file]
Enter your password and hit enter. Beware, the password is visible!
If the path to config file is not specified the default from Cryptoanarchy Debian Repoitory mainnet is used (/etc/btcpayserver-system-mainnet/btcpayserver.conf).
WTFPL, just please keep the link to the article explaining how ASP.NET passwords work. It helped me a lot so I want to be nice to the author. :)