diff --git a/config.php.example b/config.php.example
index ebb0e67..32c9488 100755
--- a/config.php.example
+++ b/config.php.example
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 $USER = "admin";
 $PASSWORD = "myldappassword";
 $BASE_DN = 'cn={},ou=organization,dc=example,dc=com';
+$ENCRYPT_PASSWORDS = false;
 
 // Redis password
 $REDIS_PASS = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
diff --git a/ldap.php b/ldap.php
index 1633eb9..e24fe8c 100755
--- a/ldap.php
+++ b/ldap.php
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@
                 $this->first_name = $first_name;
                 $this->last_name = $last_name;
                 $this->email = $email;
-                $this->user_hash = "{crypt}" . crypt($password, '$6$' . generateSalt(10) . '$');
+                if ($ENCRYPT_PASSWORDS) {
+                        $this->user_hash = "{crypt}" . crypt($password, '$6$' . generateSalt(10) . '$');
+                        # $this->user_hash = "{SHA}" .  base64_encode(sha1($password, true));
+                } else {
+                        $this->user_hash = "{CLEAR}" . $password;
+                }
                 $this->password = $this->user_hash;
+
         }
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +151,12 @@
         }
         $dn = $data[0]["dn"];
 
-        $newEntry = ['userPassword' => "{crypt}" . crypt($new_password, '$6$' . generateSalt(10) . '$')];
-
+        if ($ENCRYPT_PASSWORDS) {
+                $newEntry = ['userPassword' => "{crypt}" . crypt($new_password, '$6$' . generateSalt(10) . '$')];
+                # $newEntry = ['userPassword' => "{SHA}" .  base64_encode(sha1($new_password, true))];
+        } else {
+                $newEntry = ['userPassword' => "{CLEAR}" .  $new_password];
+        }
         if (ldap_mod_replace($connect, $dn, $newEntry))
                 return true;
         else