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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+use strict;
+#
+# Utility which takes a username and password
+# on the command line and generates a username
+# sha1-encrytped password on the stdout.
+#
+# Typical useage:
+# ./htpasswd-sha1.pl dirkx MySecret >> sha1-passwd
+#
+# This is public domain code. Do whatever you want with it.
+# It was originally included in Clinton Wong's Apache 1.3.6 SHA1/ldif
+# patch distribution as sample code for generating entries for
+# Apache password files using SHA1.
+
+use MIME::Base64; # http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/MIME/
+use Digest::SHA1; # http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/MD5/
+
+if ($#ARGV!=1) { die "Usage $0: user password\n" }
+
+print $ARGV[0], ':{SHA}', encode_base64( Digest::SHA1::sha1($ARGV[1]) );
+