ircd-mkpasswd - manual page for ircd-mkpasswd
ircd-mkpasswd [-m|-d] [-l saltlength] [-s salt] [-p plaintext] -m Generate an MD5 password -d Generate a DES password -l Specify a length for a random MD5 salt -s Specify a salt, 2 alphanumeric characters for DES, up to 16 for MD5 -p Specify a plaintext password to use Example: ircd-mkpasswd -m -s 3dr -p test
ircd-mkpasswd generates SALT encrypted passwords for use in ircd.conf May 2002