Description of htpasswd.pl :
htpasswd.pl is a password protection program where authorized users can access secured files and directories on the website. When the visitor tries to access secured content they are taken to login page and ask for their username and password twice. DBM functionality can be added in this program. This program has many features like, interacting with or without double password entry, echo control, overwrite protection on duplicated entries, file locking feature, supports non interactive and command line arguments.