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Generate Linux Password Hash

Common mkpasswd commands for generating a SHA-512 password hash on Linux.

mkpasswd generates a salted hash in the same format Linux stores in /etc/shadow, which is useful when creating test accounts or crafting shadow file entries during an engagement.

Terminal window
mkpasswd -m sha512 password_here # Generate a SHA-512 crypt hash for the given password
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