diff --git a/htpasswd/htpasswd.go b/htpasswd/htpasswd.go
index f0195f6..7a80b49 100644
--- a/htpasswd/htpasswd.go
+++ b/htpasswd/htpasswd.go
@@ -79,24 +79,6 @@ func ParseHtpasswd(htpasswdBytes []byte) (Passwds, error) {
 	return passwords, err
 }
 
-func validLine(parts []string, lineNumber int, line string) (bool, error) {
-	var err error
-	if len(parts) != 2 {
-		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("invalid line", lineNumber+1,
-			"unexpected number of parts split by", ":", len(parts),
-			"instead of 2 in\"", line, "\""))
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func trimParts(parts []string) []string {
-	for i, part := range parts {
-		parts[i] = strings.Trim(part, " ")
-	}
-	return parts
-}
-
 // CreateUser creates a record in the named file with
 // the named password and hash algorithm
 func CreateUser(file, user, passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) error {
@@ -104,15 +86,25 @@ func CreateUser(file, user, passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	newpp, err := pp.CreateUser(user, passwd, algo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return newpp.Write(file)
+}
+
+// CreateUser will create a new user in the given Passwd object
+// using the given name, password and hashing algorithm
+func (pp Passwds) CreateUser(user, passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) (Passwds, error) {
 	if _, exists := pp[user]; exists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("user %s already exists", user)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user %s already exists", user)
 	}
 	h, err := createHash(passwd, algo)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	pp[user] = h
-	return os.WriteFile(file, pp.toByte(), os.ModePerm)
+	return pp, nil
 }
 
 // UpdateUser will update the password for the named user
@@ -122,15 +114,25 @@ func UpdateUser(file, user, passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	newpp, err := pp.UpdateUser(user, passwd, algo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return newpp.Write(file)
+}
+
+// UpdateUser will update the password for the named user
+// using the given name, password and hashing algorithm
+func (pp Passwds) UpdateUser(user, passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) (Passwds, error) {
 	if _, exists := pp[user]; !exists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("user %s does not exist", user)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user %s does not exist", user)
 	}
 	h, err := createHash(passwd, algo)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	pp[user] = h
-	return os.WriteFile(file, pp.toByte(), os.ModePerm)
+	return pp, nil
 }
 
 // DeleteUser deletes the named user from the named file
@@ -139,12 +141,22 @@ func DeleteUser(file, user string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	newpp, err := pp.DeleteUser(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return newpp.Write(file)
+}
+
+// DeleteUser deletes the named user from the named file
+func (pp Passwds) DeleteUser(user string) (Passwds, error) {
 	if _, exists := pp[user]; !exists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("user %s does not exist", user)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user %s does not exist", user)
 	}
 
 	delete(pp, user)
-	return os.WriteFile(file, pp.toByte(), os.ModePerm)
+	return pp, nil
 }
 
 // VerifyUser will check if the given user and password are matching
@@ -154,12 +166,12 @@ func VerifyUser(file, user, passwd string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return pp.Verify(user, passwd)
+	return pp.VerifyUser(user, passwd)
 }
 
-// Verify will check if the given user and password are matching
-// with the given Passwd object content
-func (pp Passwds) Verify(user, passwd string) error {
+// VerifyUser will check if the given user and password are matching
+// with the given Passwd object
+func (pp Passwds) VerifyUser(user, passwd string) error {
 	if _, ok := pp[user]; !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("user %s does not exist", user)
 	}
@@ -170,6 +182,49 @@ func (pp Passwds) Verify(user, passwd string) error {
 	return verifyPass(passwd, pp[user], alg)
 }
 
+// Write will cwrite the Passwd object to the given file
+func (pp Passwds) Write(file string) error {
+	return os.WriteFile(file, pp.Byte(), os.ModePerm)
+}
+
+// Byte will return the Passwd as a byte slice
+func (pp Passwds) Byte() []byte {
+	pass := []byte{}
+	for name, hash := range pp {
+		pass = append(pass, []byte(name+":"+hash+"\n")...)
+	}
+	return pass
+}
+
+func createHash(passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) (string, error) {
+	hash := ""
+	prefix := ""
+	var err error
+	switch algo {
+	case HashAPR1:
+		hash, err = hashApr1(passwd)
+	case HashBCrypt:
+		hash, err = hashBcrypt(passwd)
+	case HashSHA:
+		prefix = "{SHA}"
+		hash, err = hashSha(passwd)
+	case HashSSHA:
+		prefix = "{SSHA}"
+		hash, err = hashSSha(passwd)
+	case HashSHA256:
+		prefix = "$5$"
+		hash, err = hashSha256(passwd)
+	case HashSHA512:
+		prefix = "$6$"
+		hash, err = hashSha512(passwd)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return prefix + hash, nil
+}
+
 func verifyPass(pass, hash string, alg HashAlgorithm) error {
 	switch alg {
 	case HashAPR1:
@@ -188,10 +243,55 @@ func verifyPass(pass, hash string, alg HashAlgorithm) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("unsupported hash algorithm %v", alg)
 }
 
+func identifyHash(h string) (HashAlgorithm, error) {
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2a$"), strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2y$"),
+		strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2x$"), strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2b$"):
+		return HashBCrypt, nil
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$apr1$"):
+		return HashAPR1, nil
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "{SHA}"):
+		return HashSHA, nil
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "{SSHA}"):
+		return HashSSHA, nil
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$5$"):
+		return HashSHA256, nil
+	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$6$"):
+		return HashSHA512, nil
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported hash algorithm")
+}
+
+func hashApr1(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	return apr1_crypt.New().Generate([]byte(passwd), nil)
+}
+
 func verifyAPR1(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	return apr1_crypt.New().Verify(hashedPassword, []byte(password))
 }
 
+func hashBcrypt(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	passwordBytes, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(passwd), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(passwordBytes), nil
+}
+
+// func verifyBcrypt does not exist as its place
+// is taken by `bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword`
+
+func hashSha(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	s := sha1.New()
+	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
+}
+
 func verifySHA(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	eppS := hashedPassword[5:]
 	hash, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(eppS)
@@ -215,6 +315,26 @@ func verifySHA(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func hashSSha(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	s := sha1.New()
+	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	salt := make([]byte, 4)
+	_, err = rand.Read(salt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	_, err = s.Write([]byte(salt))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
+	ret := append(passwordSum, salt...)
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ret), nil
+}
+
 func verifySSHA(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	eppS := hashedPassword[6:]
 	hash, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(eppS)
@@ -246,6 +366,16 @@ func verifySSHA(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func hashSha256(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	s := sha256.New()
+	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
+}
+
 func verifySHA256(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	eppS := hashedPassword[3:]
 	hash, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(eppS)
@@ -269,6 +399,16 @@ func verifySHA256(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func hashSha512(passwd string) (string, error) {
+	s := sha512.New()
+	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
+}
+
 func verifySHA512(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	eppS := hashedPassword[3:]
 	hash, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(eppS)
@@ -292,121 +432,20 @@ func verifySHA512(password, hashedPassword string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (pp Passwds) toByte() []byte {
-	pass := []byte{}
-	for name, hash := range pp {
-		pass = append(pass, []byte(name+":"+hash+"\n")...)
-	}
-	return pass
-}
-
-func identifyHash(h string) (HashAlgorithm, error) {
-	switch {
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2a$"), strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2y$"),
-		strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2x$"), strings.HasPrefix(h, "$2b$"):
-		return HashBCrypt, nil
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$apr1$"):
-		return HashAPR1, nil
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "{SHA}"):
-		return HashSHA, nil
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "{SSHA}"):
-		return HashSSHA, nil
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$5$"):
-		return HashSHA256, nil
-	case strings.HasPrefix(h, "$6$"):
-		return HashSHA512, nil
-	}
-
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported hash algorithm")
-}
-
-func createHash(passwd string, algo HashAlgorithm) (string, error) {
-	hash := ""
-	prefix := ""
+func validLine(parts []string, lineNumber int, line string) (bool, error) {
 	var err error
-	switch algo {
-	case HashAPR1:
-		hash, err = hashApr1(passwd)
-	case HashBCrypt:
-		hash, err = hashBcrypt(passwd)
-	case HashSHA:
-		prefix = "{SHA}"
-		hash, err = hashSha(passwd)
-	case HashSSHA:
-		prefix = "{SSHA}"
-		hash, err = hashSSha(passwd)
-	case HashSHA256:
-		prefix = "$5$"
-		hash, err = hashSha256(passwd)
-	case HashSHA512:
-		prefix = "$6$"
-		hash, err = hashSha512(passwd)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return prefix + hash, nil
-}
-
-func hashApr1(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	return apr1_crypt.New().Generate([]byte(passwd), nil)
-}
-
-func hashBcrypt(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	passwordBytes, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(passwd), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(passwordBytes), nil
-}
-
-func hashSha(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	s := sha1.New()
-	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
-	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
-}
-
-func hashSha256(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	s := sha256.New()
-	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
-	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
-}
-
-func hashSha512(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	s := sha512.New()
-	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("invalid line", lineNumber+1,
+			"unexpected number of parts split by", ":", len(parts),
+			"instead of 2 in\"", line, "\""))
+		return false, err
 	}
-	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
-	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(passwordSum), nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
-func hashSSha(passwd string) (string, error) {
-	s := sha1.New()
-	_, err := s.Write([]byte(passwd))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	salt := make([]byte, 4)
-	_, err = rand.Read(salt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	_, err = s.Write([]byte(salt))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+func trimParts(parts []string) []string {
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		parts[i] = strings.Trim(part, " ")
 	}
-	passwordSum := []byte(s.Sum(nil))
-	ret := append(passwordSum, salt...)
-	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ret), nil
+	return parts
 }
diff --git a/htpasswd/htpasswd_test.go b/htpasswd/htpasswd_test.go
index 67897c7..cf16fd0 100644
--- a/htpasswd/htpasswd_test.go
+++ b/htpasswd/htpasswd_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestParseHtpassd(t *testing.T) {
+func TestParseHtpasswd(t *testing.T) {
 	passwords, err := ParseHtpasswd([]byte("sha:{SHA}IRRjboXT92QSYXm8lpGPCZUvU1E=\n"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestVerifyPassword(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVerifyUser(t *testing.T) {
 	f, err := os.Stat("htpasswd_testdata")
 	if err != nil {
 		TestCreateUser(t)
@@ -87,8 +87,23 @@ func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = pp.Verify("bcrypt", "123456@")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	testCases := []struct {
+		user, password string
+		expected       error
+	}{
+		{"apr1", "123456@", nil},
+		{"bcrypt", "123456@", nil},
+		{"ssha", "123456@", nil},
+		{"sha", "123456@", nil},
+		{"sha256", "123456@", nil},
+		{"sha512", "123456@", nil},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		err := pp.VerifyUser(tc.user, tc.password)
+		if err != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("VerifyUser(%s, %s) = %v; want %v",
+				tc.user, tc.password, err, tc.expected)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/htpasswd/htpasswd_testdata b/htpasswd/htpasswd_testdata
index e9207a2..21e3874 100644
--- a/htpasswd/htpasswd_testdata
+++ b/htpasswd/htpasswd_testdata
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-apr1:$apr1$v0FnbGJM$b2P3y1ltZYHakDaHrWx3N1
-bcrypt:$2a$10$pBSUext6NDsFYrm8GviW.OFe6SczH91INRC3YmsfE3HJp/fPmRaee
-ssha:{SSHA}LoTRQgCdeGIeJ3nxDQMCmQSWdnMEsLqj
-sha512:$6$78RjySv19bx/knbdL6q1cpoV8WblZwc3x+wmPGQUvrSycxc4liKbksvDr9HZj76hgRuZZCyEngP+WEJmePArCQ==
-sha:{SHA}YEn9/RmoXLdbyB9TEDJ0OqWoPy8=
 sha256:$5$ufJ2S16IOhB6XLTGrVLqGQBKv/odjE3rypxnUDLqaS0=
+apr1:$apr1$paiD.yqE$4lKqGF77KuaaEDY.bBpnv0
+bcrypt:$2a$10$imLJRfdHQkOg4/cleE31Re5Xp73DQctfXtlqeZc2Mcs2I9YdjXUl2
+ssha:{SSHA}m2iNELVYJhxKppu7FZHXXkGcKSlUkA/t
+sha:{SHA}YEn9/RmoXLdbyB9TEDJ0OqWoPy8=
+sha512:$6$78RjySv19bx/knbdL6q1cpoV8WblZwc3x+wmPGQUvrSycxc4liKbksvDr9HZj76hgRuZZCyEngP+WEJmePArCQ==