.\" (c) 2004 Andreas Krennmair <ak@synflood.at>
.\" groff_man sucks, that's why I use groff_mdoc
.Dd June 24, 2004
.Dt GENCOOKIE 1
.Os trapdoor2
.Sh NAME
.Nm gencookie
.Nd generates magic cookie hashes for the td2 configuration file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op magic cookie
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
generates magic cookie hashes that are required for
.Em auth
configuration entries in
.Xr td2.conf 5 .
If the magic cookie is specified on the command line, it is being written
to the standard output. If no magic cookie is specified, the user will
be asked to enter the magic cookie using a password prompt. This means
that the magic cookie which is being typed will not be printed on the
screen. When the user hits hits the return key, the generated hash is
being written to the standard output.
.Pp
.Nm
uses the MD5 hashing algorithm in the same format as Apache 2's
.Xr htpasswd 1 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr td2.conf 5 ,
.Xr td2 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An "Andreas Krennmair" Aq ak@synflood.at
.An "Clifford Wolf" Aq clifford@clifford.at