diff --git a/plogical/hashPassword.py b/plogical/hashPassword.py
index d916773b2..810354b4f 100755
--- a/plogical/hashPassword.py
+++ b/plogical/hashPassword.py
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
-# import uuid
-
-# import base64
-#
-# def hash_password(password):
-#     # uuid is used to generate a random number
-#     salt = uuid.uuid4().hex
-#     return hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + password.encode()).hexdigest() + ':' + salt
-#
-#
-# def check_password(hashed_password, user_password):
-#     password, salt = hashed_password.split(':')
-#     return password == hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + user_password.encode()).hexdigest()
-#
-# def generateToken(serverUserName, serverPassword):
-#     credentials = '{0}:{1}'.format(serverUserName, serverPassword).encode()
-#     encoded_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials).decode()
-#     return 'Basic {0}'.format(encoded_credentials)
-
-
+import uuid
 import bcrypt
 import hashlib
 
 def hash_password(password):
-    salt = bcrypt.gensalt()
-    hashed_password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode(), salt)
-    return hashed_password.decode()
+    # uuid is used to generate a random number
+    salt = uuid.uuid4().hex
+    return hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + password.encode()).hexdigest() + ':' + salt
+
 
 def check_password(hashed_password, user_password):
-    return bcrypt.checkpw(user_password.encode(), hashed_password.encode())
+    password, salt = hashed_password.split(':')
+    return password == hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + user_password.encode()).hexdigest()
+
+# def generateToken(serverUserName, serverPassword):
+#     credentials = '{0}:{1}'.format(serverUserName, serverPassword).encode()
+#     encoded_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials).decode()
+#     return 'Basic {0}'.format(encoded_credentials)
+
+# def hash_password(password):
+#     salt = bcrypt.gensalt()
+#     hashed_password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode(), salt)
+#     return hashed_password.decode()
+#
+# def check_password(hashed_password, user_password):
+#     return bcrypt.checkpw(user_password.encode(), hashed_password.encode())
 
 
 def generateToken(username, password):