caddyserver/caddy · error

password does not match

Error message

password does not match

What it means

Error "password does not match" thrown in caddyserver/caddy.

Source

Thrown at modules/caddyhttp/caddyauth/command.go:125

			}()
			defer signal.Stop(c)

			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Enter password: ")
			plaintext, err = term.ReadPassword(fd)
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
			if err != nil {
				return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
			}

			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Confirm password: ")
			confirmation, err := term.ReadPassword(fd)
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
			if err != nil {
				return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
			}

			if !bytes.Equal(plaintext, confirmation) {
				return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, fmt.Errorf("password does not match")
			}
		} else {
			rd := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
			plaintext, err = rd.ReadBytes('\n')
			if err != nil {
				return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
			}

			plaintext = plaintext[:len(plaintext)-1] // Trailing newline
		}

		if len(plaintext) == 0 {
			return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, fmt.Errorf("plaintext is required")
		}
	}

	var hash []byte
	var hashString string

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Solutions

1. Enter the same password twice when prompted by the 'caddy hash-password' command.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/caddyhttp/caddyauth/command.go:125 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of caddyserver/caddy@50e54ee279 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/27bbce4da4510e58. Report an issue: GitHub.