diff --git a/Utils.cpp b/Utils.cpp
index 12760950..3ec177a7 100644
--- a/Utils.cpp
+++ b/Utils.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Utils.h"
+#include "md5.h"
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -218,6 +219,36 @@ int CUtils::MakeDir(const string& sPath, mode_t iMode) {
 	return -1;
 }
 
+string CUtils::GetHashPass() {
+	while (true) {
+		char* pass = CUtils::GetPass("Enter Password");
+		char* pass1 = (char*) malloc(strlen(pass) +1);
+		strcpy(pass1, pass);	// Make a copy of this since it is stored in a static buffer and will be overwritten when we fill pass2 below
+		memset((char*) pass, 0, strlen(pass));	// null out our pass so it doesn't sit in memory
+		char* pass2 = CUtils::GetPass("Confirm Password");
+		int iLen = strlen(pass1);
+
+		if (strcmp(pass1, pass2) != 0) {
+			CUtils::PrintError("The supplied passwords did not match");
+		} else if (!iLen) {
+			CUtils::PrintError("You can not use an empty password");
+		} else {
+			string sRet((const char*) CMD5(pass1, iLen));
+			memset((char*) pass1, 0, iLen);	// null out our pass so it doesn't sit in memory
+			memset((char*) pass2, 0, strlen(pass2));	// null out our pass so it doesn't sit in memory
+			free(pass1);
+
+			return sRet;
+		}
+
+		memset((char*) pass1, 0, iLen);	// null out our pass so it doesn't sit in memory
+		memset((char*) pass2, 0, strlen(pass2));	// null out our pass so it doesn't sit in memory
+		free(pass1);
+	}
+
+	return "";
+}
+
 char* CUtils::GetPass(const string& sPrompt) {
 	PrintPrompt(sPrompt);
 	return getpass("");
diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
index 3836340e..dea76135 100644
--- a/Utils.h
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	static void PrintPrompt(const string& sMessage);
 	static void PrintAction(const string& sMessage);
 	static void PrintStatus(bool bSuccess, const string& sMessage = "");
+	static string GetHashPass();
 	static char* GetPass(const string& sPrompt);
 	static bool GetInput(const string& sPrompt, string& sRet, const string& sDefault = "");
 	static bool GetBoolInput(const string& sPrompt, bool bDefault);