leonardoborlot / bcrypt-cli

Hash passwords using bcrypt through command line

bcrypt

This tool allows generating the bcrypt hash for the provided password through stdin

Basic usage

$> bcrypt --help
Usage:
  bcrypt [OPTIONS]

Application Options:
  -c, --cost=COST    The cost weight, range of 4-31 (default: 10)

Help Options:
  -h, --help         Show this help message

Examples

Hash the provided password with default cost (10)

$> echo -n supersecret | bcrypt
$2a$10$m8hh/nNMb.2krzysVyoRVOS3LoSZha7rwV4lfBnCvasTBKAGC.X4i

Hash the provided password with higher cost

$> echo -n supersecret | bcrypt --cost=16
$2a$16$qYLz4PvNXK4tS3LZeud0OutgUDE3yX0KwJgMq3zlg/uOKjaUnrdwy