Creading a CenttOS 7 compatible encrypted password in Windows

Question

How do I create a crypt(3) encrypted password in a Windows DevBox that a remote CentOS 7 server can interpret successfully when creating a new user account via the following useradd command in a bash script?

useradd -u 12345 -g users -d /home/username -s /bin/bash -p '$1$NNfXfoym$Eos.OG6sFMGE8U6ImwBqT1' username

For testing purposes, let's assume that the cleartext version of the password should be Whirlpool_Sauna_Soap

When I man useradd, I get the following for -p

   -p, --password PASSWORD
       The encrypted password, as returned by crypt(3). The default is to
       disable the password.

       Note: This option is not recommended because the password (or
       encrypted password) will be visible by users listing the processes.

       You should make sure the password respects the system's password
       policy.

I am using putty to log in to the remote CentOS 7 server from a Windows DevBox. I would like to scp the file that contains the script from the Windows DevBox to the remote CentOS 7 server, and then run the script via SSH connection.

Answer 1

I also used a script to generate users like this:

useradd -u 12345 -g users -d /home/username -s /bin/bash -p '$(openssl passwd -1 Whirlpool_Sauna_Soap)' username