diff --git a/security/Makefile b/security/Makefile
index 8ad23ac8b1ae..8c4f4dde9118 100644
--- a/security/Makefile
+++ b/security/Makefile
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@
     SUBDIR += py-liboqs-python
     SUBDIR += py-m2crypto
     SUBDIR += py-maec
+    SUBDIR += py-makepasswd
     SUBDIR += py-merkletools
     SUBDIR += py-mixbox
     SUBDIR += py-mnemonic
diff --git a/security/py-mkpasswd/Makefile b/security/py-mkpasswd/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b55a6be3fbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/py-mkpasswd/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+PORTNAME=	mkpasswd
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX= v
+PORTVERSION=	2.1
+CATEGORIES=	security python
+
+MAINTAINER=	rbranco@suse.de
+COMMENT=	Overfeatured front end to crypt(3)
+
+LICENSE=	MIT
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	ricardobranco777
+GH_PROJECT=	mkpasswd
+
+USES=		python
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}argon2-cffi>=21.1:security/py-argon2-cffi@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}passlib>=1.7.4:security/py-passlib@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
+NO_ARCH=	yes
+
+PLIST_FILES=	bin/mkpasswd
+
+# Fix she-bang
+post-patch:
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '1s|^#!.*|#!${PYTHON_CMD}|' ${WRKSRC}/mkpasswd
+
+do-build:
+	true
+
+do-install:
+	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/mkpasswd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/mkpasswd
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/py-mkpasswd/distinfo b/security/py-mkpasswd/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9392202c0aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/py-mkpasswd/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1717322434
+SHA256 (ricardobranco777-mkpasswd-v2.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 895ea5be46d9fe0d740cf953799b9f386f945f15ab6c992607734f5ca32e23eb
+SIZE (ricardobranco777-mkpasswd-v2.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 4053
diff --git a/security/py-mkpasswd/pkg-descr b/security/py-mkpasswd/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..235eda474791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/py-mkpasswd/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mkpasswd encrypts the given password with the crypt(3) libc function, using the given salt.