# Encryption algorithm details required

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/encryption-algorithm-details-required/32666>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encryption-algorithm-details-required/32666 "2020-04-13T02:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amit\_Bhatia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Amit\_Bhatia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Amit_Bhatia)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encryption-algorithm-details-required/32666/1 "2020-04-13T02:28:10Z")

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Hi Team,

Could you please confirm which encryption algorithm is used in AWX for encrypting User Passwords and Server Passwords.

Regards,  
Amit

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**Author:** ![rpetrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@rpetrell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rpetrell)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encryption-algorithm-details-required/32666/2 "2020-04-13T14:02:11Z")

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Amit,

Here’s some details on how AWX (and by extension, Red Hat Ansible Tower) handle secret encryption:

[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.6.3/html/administration/secret\_handling.html#ag-secret-handling](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.6.3/html/administration/secret_handling.html#ag-secret-handling)