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GRUB-MKPASSWD-ARGON2(1) User Commands GRUB-MKPASSWD-ARGON2(1)

NAME

grub-mkpasswd-argon2 - generate hashed password for GRUB

SYNOPSIS

grub-mkpasswd-argon2 [OPTION...] [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Generate ARGON2 password hash.

Number of iterations to perform
Length of generated hash
Amount of memory (in kibibytes) to use
Degree of parallelism (i.e. number of threads)
Length of salt
-?, --help
give this help list
give a short usage message
print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

grub-mkconfig(8)

The full documentation for grub-mkpasswd-argon2 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mkpasswd-argon2 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info grub-mkpasswd-argon2

should give you access to the complete manual.

October 2026 GRUB2 2.16