> $ echo "password" |openssl dgst -sha1 -binary| openssl base64
You've got a newline there; try echo 'password' | tr -d '\012' | openssl dgst .... -- Zolera Systems, Securing web services (XML, SOAP, Signatures, Encryption) http://www.zolera.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]