pwdencrypt-transact-sql.md

title	PWDENCRYPT (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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PWDENCRYPT (Transact-SQL)

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Returns the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] password hash of the input value that uses the current version of the password hashing algorithm.

PWDENCRYPT is an older function and might not be supported in a future release of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. Use HASHBYTES instead. HASHBYTES provides more hashing algorithms.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

  
PWDENCRYPT ( 'password' )  

Arguments

password
Is the password to be encrypted. password is sysname.

Return Types

varbinary(128)

Permissions

PWDENCRYPT is available to public.

See Also

Security Functions (Transact-SQL)
PWDCOMPARE (Transact-SQL)