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Using openssl to create Cryptographic Hash Values SHA-512

How can I produce the same hash digest for user1's password using openssl?

user1's password is

HelloWorld

root@kali:~# cat /etc/shadow | grep user1
user1:$6$GRZcztBQ$.eHNZsczu4D3g7bsGkZlVKi14nLG/5W8WXXr7vKbziwkKHCnq3fvBO.j1KPcVxyTqy/5.DXZy4lD8QqH1H2bH/:16458:0:99999:7:::
root@kali:~#

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In my openssl command below, I don't get the same hash value as stored in /etc/shadow for user1. What am I doing wrong? I'm even using the same salt.

root@kali:~# echo -n \$GRZcztBQ\$HelloWorld | openssl dgst -sha512
(stdin)= 0afd50eb46b2004be59c3ac2b53e456e5359dc20debe561afabafdaac0eda7d1e666b766de537bbc663f8b2290f2177fc16659e874c05ce5651f0722c65f901c
root@kali:~#

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Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it.

CV

OriNetworks

openssl does not support this apparently

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ASKER

Thank you. Really? Wow! I'm a little confused because when I ask it to list supported hash digests, SHA512 is listed. May I ask where you got the information so that I can read-up a little more on it? Thank you. This is the first time I use experts-exchange, so I don't know if accepting your solution now will prevent you to post to it again.

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cv 127001

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OriNetwork, THANK YOU very much. I really appreciate the help. Strange that it doesn't support. Oh well, thanks to know, now I know why they don't match.