diff --git a/awstats/bureau/class/m_aws.php b/awstats/bureau/class/m_aws.php
index eeb6d9bd..932e5f53 100644
--- a/awstats/bureau/class/m_aws.php
+++ b/awstats/bureau/class/m_aws.php
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class m_aws {
       $err->raise("aws",_("Login already exist")); 
       return false;
     }
-    $pass=_md5cr($pass);
+    $pass=$this->crypt_apr1_md5($pass);
     // FIXME retourner une erreur l'insert se passe pas bien
     $db->query("INSERT INTO aws_users (uid,login,pass) VALUES ('$cuid','$login','$pass');");
     return $this->_createhtpasswd();
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class m_aws {
       $err->raise("aws",_("Login does not exists")); // Login does not exists
       return false;
     }
-    $pass=_md5c($pass);
+    $pass=$this->crypt_apr1_md5($pass);
     $db->query("UPDATE aws_users SET pass='$pass' WHERE login='$login';");
     return $this->_createhtpasswd();
   }
@@ -794,6 +794,42 @@ class m_aws {
     return $str;
   }
 
+
+  /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+  /**
+   * from http://php.net/crypt#73619 
+   */
+  function crypt_apr1_md5($plainpasswd) {
+    $salt = substr(str_shuffle("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"), 0, 8);
+    $len = strlen($plainpasswd);
+    $text = $plainpasswd.'$apr1$'.$salt;
+    $bin = pack("H32", md5($plainpasswd.$salt.$plainpasswd));
+    for($i = $len; $i > 0; $i -= 16) { $text .= substr($bin, 0, min(16, $i)); }
+    for($i = $len; $i > 0; $i >>= 1) { $text .= ($i & 1) ? chr(0) : $plainpasswd{0}; }
+    $bin = pack("H32", md5($text));
+    for($i = 0; $i < 1000; $i++) {
+      $new = ($i & 1) ? $plainpasswd : $bin;
+      if ($i % 3) $new .= $salt;
+      if ($i % 7) $new .= $plainpasswd;
+      $new .= ($i & 1) ? $bin : $plainpasswd;
+      $bin = pack("H32", md5($new));
+    }
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+      $k = $i + 6;
+      $j = $i + 12;
+      if ($j == 16) $j = 5;
+      $tmp = $bin[$i].$bin[$k].$bin[$j].$tmp;
+    }
+    $tmp = chr(0).chr(0).$bin[11].$tmp;
+    $tmp = strtr(strrev(substr(base64_encode($tmp), 2)),
+		 "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/",
+		 "./0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz");
+    return "$"."apr1"."$".$salt."$".$tmp;
+  }
+
+
+
+
 } /* CLASSE m_aws */
 
 ?>