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title: User Password Hash Algorithm Settings
slug: kronpam-reference-guide-3-5-0/user-password-hash-algorithm-settings
description: Learn the best practices for encoding user passwords with this comprehensive document, which explores popular algorithms like MD5, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, and NTLM. Discover how to easily configure your system to ensure secure password encryption using th
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createdAt: 2022-07-25T08:30:22.000Z
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Multi-hash options are available to encode user passwords, such as:
•	MD5(default)
•	SHA256
•	SHA384
•	SHA512
•	NTLM
To set the user’s password hash algorithm:

1. Navigate to **Administration **>** System Config Man**.
2. Set the **aioc.user.password.algorithm **parameter value with the preferred algorithm.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/t2VlAv35v84f8cYoFvrCf_image.png "User Password Hash Algorithm Setting")