add simple helper to generate hahsed passwords

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diff --git a/bin/gen_password b/bin/gen_password
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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])