'passwd' tool.

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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+passwd - compute password hashes
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<openssl passwd>
+[B<-crypt>]
+[B<-salt string>]
+[B<-quiet>]
+[B<-table>]
+{B<password>}
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+The B<passwd> command computes the hashes of a list of passwords
+passed on the command line, or the hash of a password typed at run-time.
+Currently only the Unix standard algorithm B<crypt>
+is implemented.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-crypt>
+
+Use the B<crypt> algorithm (default).
+
+=item B<-salt string>
+
+Use the specified salt.
+
+=item B<-quiet>
+
+Don't output warnings when passwords are truncated.
+
+=item B<-table>
+
+In the output list, prepend the cleartext password and a TAB character
+to each password hash.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLE
+
+B<openssl passwd -salt xx password> prints B<xxj31ZMTZzkVA>.
+
+=cut