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+.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
+.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
+.
+.TH "HASH_PASSWORD" "1" "February 2017" "" ""
+.
+.SH "NAME"
+\fBhash_password\fR \- Calculate the hash of a new password, so that passwords can be reset
+.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+\fBhash_password\fR [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-password\fR [password]] [\fB\-c\fR|\fB\-\-config\fR \fIfile\fR]
+.
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+\fBhash_password\fR calculates the hash of a supplied password using bcrypt\.
+.
+.P
+\fBhash_password\fR takes a password as an parameter either on the command line or the \fBSTDIN\fR if not supplied\.
+.
+.P
+It accepts an YAML file which can be used to specify parameters like the number of rounds for bcrypt and password_config section having the pepper value used for the hashing\. By default \fBbcrypt_rounds\fR is set to \fB10\fR\.
+.
+.P
+The hashed password is written on the \fBSTDOUT\fR\.
+.
+.SH "FILES"
+A sample YAML file accepted by \fBhash_password\fR is described below:
+.
+.P
+bcrypt_rounds: 17 password_config: pepper: "random hashing pepper"
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.
+.TP
+\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-password\fR
+Read the password form the command line if [password] is supplied\. If not, prompt the user and read the password form the \fBSTDIN\fR\. It is not recommended to type the password on the command line directly\. Use the STDIN instead\.
+.
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR
+Read the supplied YAML \fIfile\fR containing the options \fBbcrypt_rounds\fR and the \fBpassword_config\fR section containing the \fBpepper\fR value\.
+.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+Hash from the command line:
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+$ hash_password \-p "p@ssw0rd"
+$2b$12$VJNqWQYfsWTEwcELfoSi4Oa8eA17movHqqi8\.X8fWFpum7SxZ9MFe
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.P
+Hash from the STDIN:
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+$ hash_password
+Password:
+Confirm password:
+$2b$12$AszlvfmJl2esnyhmn8m/kuR2tdXgROWtWxnX\.rcuAbM8ErLoUhybG
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.P
+Using a config file:
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+$ hash_password \-c config\.yml
+Password:
+Confirm password:
+$2b$12$CwI\.wBNr\.w3kmiUlV3T5s\.GT2wH7uebDCovDrCOh18dFedlANK99O
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.SH "COPYRIGHT"
+This man page was written by Rahul De <\fIrahulde@swecha\.net\fR> for Debian GNU/Linux distribution\.
+.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+synctl(1), synapse_port_db(1), register_new_matrix_user(1)