MYSQLROUTER\_PASSWD(1) MySQL Router MYSQLROUTER\_PASSWD(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

mysqlrouter\_passwd - MySQL Router Password Tool

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**mysqlrouter\_passwd \[options]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **mysqlrouter\_passwd** utility is a command line application to manage the accounts in the passwd file. For example usage, see Section 6.1, “A Simple MySQL Router REST API Guide”.

Usage information:

```
Usage


  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd [opts] <cmd> <filename> [<username>]


  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd --help


  bin/mysqlrouter_passwd --version
Commands


  delete


      Delete username (if it exists) from <filename>.


  list


      list one or all accounts of <filename>.


  set


      add or overwrite account of <username> in <filename>.


  verify


      verify if password matches <username>'s credentials in <filename>.
Options


  -?, --help


      Display this help and exit.


  --kdf <name>


      Key Derivation Function for 'set'. One of pbkdf2-sha256, pbkdf2-sha512,


      sha256-crypt, sha512-crypt. default: sha256-crypt


  -V, --version


      Display version information and exit.


  --work-factor <num>


      Work-factor hint for KDF if account is updated.
```

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

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This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).

12/11/2025 MySQL 9.6

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