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<section xml:id="basics-passwords" os="ubuntu;rhel;fedora;centos;opensuse;sles">
<title>Passwords</title>
<para>The various OpenStack services and the required software
like the database and the Messaging server have to be password
protected. These passwords are needed when configuring a service
and then again to access the service. You have to choose a random
password while configuring the service and later remember to use
the same password when accessing it. To generate a list of passwords, you
can use the <application>pwgen</application> program
to generate a list of passwords or take the output of:
<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>openssl rand -hex 10</userinput></screen>
<para>The various OpenStack services and the required software like the
database and the messaging server have to be password protected. You use
these passwords when configuring a service and then again to access the
service. You have to choose a password while configuring the
service and later remember to use the same password when accessing it.
Optionally, you can generate random passwords with the
<application>pwgen</application> program. Or, to create passwords one at a
time, use the output of this command repeatedly:
<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>openssl rand -hex 10</userinput></screen>
</para>
<para>This guide uses the convention that