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Generate SHA512 password hash from password with random salt
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generate_password_hash.sh
SALT=`cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 18 | head -1` \
python -c "import crypt, getpass, pwd, os; print crypt.crypt('password', '\$6\$' + os.environ['SALT'] + '\$')"
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