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.htpasswd Generator: bcrypt, MD5-APR1 & SHA1 Hashes in Your Browser

.htpasswd Generator — Free Online Tool Need to create Apache password hashes without installing anything? .htpasswd Generator runs entirely in your browser. Features bcrypt — Most secure, recommended for

.htpasswd Generator — Free Online Tool

Need to create Apache password hashes without installing anything? .htpasswd Generator runs entirely in your browser.

Features

  • bcrypt — Most secure, recommended for production (cost factor 8–12)
  • MD5-APR1 ($apr1$) — Apache MD5 variant with random salt
  • SHA1 ({SHA}) — Legacy format for compatibility
  • Bulk generation — Paste username:password pairs, generate all at once
  • Random password generator — Cryptographically random, with strength indicator
  • Download .htpasswd — Save directly as a file
  • Append mode — Build up a file entry by entry

Usage

# Single entry
admin:$2y$10$...

# Bulk (paste as username:password)
admin:secret123
user1:mypassword
guest:guestpass

Try It

https://htpasswd-generator-abf.pages.dev

Part of the DevNest.io collection of free developer tools.

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