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.htpasswd Generator

This tool creates an Apache-compatible .htpasswd entry locally in the browser for password-protected areas using Basic Authentication. The password is not transmitted, not stored and never printed as plain text in the result.

What is .htpasswd used for?

A .htpasswd file contains a username and a password hash for Apache Basic Authentication. Together with a matching .htaccess configuration, it can protect a directory or a web page from simple unauthorized access.

The generated .htpasswd file should not be publicly reachable through a browser. Ideally, it should be placed outside the public web directory. Basic Authentication should also only be used over HTTPS so that credentials are not transmitted without transport encryption.

Generator

Credentials

Username Allowed characters: letters, numbers, dot, hyphen, underscore and @. Password At least 16 characters are recommended.

Show password

Password strength: not checked

Generate a secure password

Password length Default: 20 characters.

Uppercase letters Lowercase letters Numbers Special characters

The password is generated with crypto.getRandomValues. Math.random() is not used.

Hash method

This tool creates an Apache-compatible APR1-MD5 entry client-side. For highly sensitive areas, use htpasswd -B with bcrypt on the server. bcrypt is not simulated here because no external library is loaded.

Optional .htaccess example

Realm / AuthName This name is shown in the browser login dialog. Absolute server path to .htpasswd AuthUserFile requires a server path, not a URL.

Output

.htpasswd

.htaccess example

Security notes

The .htpasswd file should not be publicly reachable through a browser.
Basic Authentication should only be used together with HTTPS.
For highly sensitive areas, use a strong server-side hash method such as bcrypt with htpasswd -B.
The generated output does not replace server-side testing.
Before production use, test the file on the target server.