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#!/usr/bin/python
import base64, cracklib, string, os, sys
from hashlib import sha1

# generate a htpasswd compatible sha1 digest in base64 encoding
# see: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/misc/password_encryptions.html
def generate_sha_base64(password):
	print "{SHA}" + base64.encodestring(sha1(password).digest()).rstrip('\n')

if __name__ == '__main__':
	generate_sha_base64(sys.argv[1])