diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index 18ff15b822665dd9218fc5e224d64cfc920be4bf..2e7cefb4fa24fb3397f0855537db883dbb3eac01 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -362,7 +362,13 @@ function jabber_auth($username, $password, $server, $port = 5222) {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    jabber_send($session, "<iq type='set' id='". $jabber["jid"] ."'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:auth'><username>$username</username><password>$password</password><resource>drupal</resource></query></iq>");
+    /*
+    ** Hash the password:
+    */
+
+    $digest = mhash(MHASH_SHA1, $password);
+
+    jabber_send($session, "<iq type='set' id='". $jabber["jid"] ."'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:auth'><username>$username</username><digest>$digest</digest><resource>drupal</resource></query></iq>");
 
     $data = jabber_recv($session);
 
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 18ff15b822665dd9218fc5e224d64cfc920be4bf..2e7cefb4fa24fb3397f0855537db883dbb3eac01 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -362,7 +362,13 @@ function jabber_auth($username, $password, $server, $port = 5222) {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    jabber_send($session, "<iq type='set' id='". $jabber["jid"] ."'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:auth'><username>$username</username><password>$password</password><resource>drupal</resource></query></iq>");
+    /*
+    ** Hash the password:
+    */
+
+    $digest = mhash(MHASH_SHA1, $password);
+
+    jabber_send($session, "<iq type='set' id='". $jabber["jid"] ."'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:auth'><username>$username</username><digest>$digest</digest><resource>drupal</resource></query></iq>");
 
     $data = jabber_recv($session);