diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index e6f8c55..979aedc 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 	authCreate := false
 	authUser := ""
 	authPass := ""
+	authCrypt := ""
+	authSalt := ""
 	mutex := C.int(C.SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX)
 	txlock := "BEGIN"
 
@@ -929,6 +931,12 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 		if val := params.Get("_auth_pass"); val != "" {
 			authPass = val
 		}
+		if val := params.Get("_auth_crypt"); val != "" {
+			authCrypt = val
+		}
+		if val := params.Get("_auth_salt"); val != "" {
+			authSalt = val
+		}
 
 		// _loc
 		if val := params.Get("_loc"); val != "" {
@@ -1287,6 +1295,56 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 	// Create connection to SQLite
 	conn := &SQLiteConn{db: db, loc: loc, txlock: txlock}
 
+	// Password Cipher has to be registerd before authentication
+	if len(authCrypt) > 0 {
+		switch strings.ToUpper(authCrypt) {
+		case "SHA1":
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSHA1, true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSHA1: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SSHA1":
+			if len(authSalt) == 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("_auth_crypt=ssha1, requires _auth_salt")
+			}
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSSHA1(authSalt), true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSSHA1: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SHA256":
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSHA256, true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSHA256: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SSHA256":
+			if len(authSalt) == 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("_auth_crypt=ssha256, requires _auth_salt")
+			}
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSSHA256(authSalt), true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSSHA256: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SHA384":
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSHA384, true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSHA384: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SSHA384":
+			if len(authSalt) == 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("_auth_crypt=ssha384, requires _auth_salt")
+			}
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSSHA384(authSalt), true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSSHA384: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SHA512":
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSHA512, true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSHA512: %s", err)
+			}
+		case "SSHA512":
+			if len(authSalt) == 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("_auth_crypt=ssha512, requires _auth_salt")
+			}
+			if err := conn.RegisterFunc("sqlite_crypt", CryptEncoderSSHA512(authSalt), true); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("CryptEncoderSSHA512: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Preform Authentication
 	if err := conn.Authenticate(authUser, authPass); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/sqlite3_func_crypt.go b/sqlite3_func_crypt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3774a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlite3_func_crypt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018 G.J.R. Timmer <gjr.timmer@gmail.com>.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package sqlite3
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/sha512"
+)
+
+// This file provides several different implementations for the
+// default embedded sqlite_crypt function.
+// This function is uses a ceasar-cypher by default
+// and is used within the UserAuthentication module to encode
+// the password.
+//
+// The provided functions can be used as an overload to the sqlite_crypt
+// function through the use of the RegisterFunc on the connection.
+//
+// Because the functions can serv a purpose to an end-user
+// without using the UserAuthentication module
+// the functions are default compiled in.
+//
+// From SQLITE3 - user-auth.txt
+// The sqlite_user.pw field is encoded by a built-in SQL function
+// "sqlite_crypt(X,Y)".  The two arguments are both BLOBs.  The first argument
+// is the plaintext password supplied to the sqlite3_user_authenticate()
+// interface.  The second argument is the sqlite_user.pw value and is supplied
+// so that the function can extract the "salt" used by the password encoder.
+// The result of sqlite_crypt(X,Y) is another blob which is the value that
+// ends up being stored in sqlite_user.pw.  To verify credentials X supplied
+// by the sqlite3_user_authenticate() routine, SQLite runs:
+//
+//     sqlite_user.pw == sqlite_crypt(X, sqlite_user.pw)
+//
+// To compute an appropriate sqlite_user.pw value from a new or modified
+// password X, sqlite_crypt(X,NULL) is run.  A new random salt is selected
+// when the second argument is NULL.
+//
+// The built-in version of of sqlite_crypt() uses a simple Ceasar-cypher
+// which prevents passwords from being revealed by searching the raw database
+// for ASCII text, but is otherwise trivally broken.  For better password
+// security, the database should be encrypted using the SQLite Encryption
+// Extension or similar technology.  Or, the application can use the
+// sqlite3_create_function() interface to provide an alternative
+// implementation of sqlite_crypt() that computes a stronger password hash,
+// perhaps using a cryptographic hash function like SHA1.
+
+// CryptEncoderSHA1 encodes a password with SHA1
+func CryptEncoderSHA1(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	h := sha1.Sum(pass)
+	return h[:]
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSSHA1 encodes a password with SHA1 with the
+// configured salt.
+func CryptEncoderSSHA1(salt string) func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	return func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+		s := []byte(salt)
+		p := append(pass, s...)
+		h := sha1.Sum(p)
+		return h[:]
+	}
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSHA256 encodes a password with SHA256
+func CryptEncoderSHA256(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(pass)
+	return h[:]
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSSHA256 encodes a password with SHA256
+// with the configured salt
+func CryptEncoderSSHA256(salt string) func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	return func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+		s := []byte(salt)
+		p := append(pass, s...)
+		h := sha256.Sum256(p)
+		return h[:]
+	}
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSHA384 encodes a password with SHA256
+func CryptEncoderSHA384(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	h := sha512.Sum384(pass)
+	return h[:]
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSSHA384 encodes a password with SHA256
+// with the configured salt
+func CryptEncoderSSHA384(salt string) func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	return func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+		s := []byte(salt)
+		p := append(pass, s...)
+		h := sha512.Sum384(p)
+		return h[:]
+	}
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSHA512 encodes a password with SHA256
+func CryptEncoderSHA512(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	h := sha512.Sum512(pass)
+	return h[:]
+}
+
+// CryptEncoderSSHA512 encodes a password with SHA256
+// with the configured salt
+func CryptEncoderSSHA512(salt string) func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+	return func(pass []byte, hash interface{}) []byte {
+		s := []byte(salt)
+		p := append(pass, s...)
+		h := sha512.Sum512(p)
+		return h[:]
+	}
+}
+
+// EOF
diff --git a/sqlite3_opt_userauth_test.go b/sqlite3_opt_userauth_test.go
index a71716c..cd05b05 100644
--- a/sqlite3_opt_userauth_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3_opt_userauth_test.go
@@ -1108,3 +1108,247 @@ func TestUserAuthenticationDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
 		So(err, ShouldEqual, ErrAdminRequired)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestUserAuthenticationEncoder(t *testing.T) {
+	connectWithCrypt := func(t *testing.T, f string, username, password string, crypt string, salt string) (file string, db *sql.DB, c *SQLiteConn, err error) {
+		conn = nil // Clear connection
+		file = f   // Copy provided file (f) => file
+		if file == "" {
+			// Create dummy file
+			file = TempFilename(t)
+		}
+
+		db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3_with_conn", "file:"+file+fmt.Sprintf("?_auth&_auth_user=%s&_auth_pass=%s&_auth_crypt=%s&_auth_salt=%s", username, password, crypt, salt))
+		if err != nil {
+			defer os.Remove(file)
+			return file, nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Dummy query to force connection and database creation
+		// Will return ErrUnauthorized (SQLITE_AUTH) if user authentication fails
+		if _, err = db.Exec("SELECT 1;"); err != nil {
+			defer os.Remove(file)
+			defer db.Close()
+			return file, nil, nil, err
+		}
+		c = conn
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	Convey("SHA1 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "sha1", "")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "sha1", "")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SSHA1 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "ssha1", "salted")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "ssha1", "salted")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SHA256 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "sha256", "")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "sha256", "")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SSHA256 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "ssha256", "salted")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "ssha256", "salted")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SHA384 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "sha384", "")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "sha384", "")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SSHA384 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "ssha384", "salted")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "ssha384", "salted")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SHA512 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "sha512", "")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "sha512", "")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+
+	Convey("SSHA512 Encoder", t, func() {
+		f1, db1, c1, err := connectWithCrypt(t, "", "admin", "admin", "ssha512", "salted")
+		So(f1, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(db1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c1, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer os.Remove(f1)
+
+		e, err := userExists(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(e, ShouldEqual, 1)
+
+		a, err := isAdmin(db1, "admin")
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(a, ShouldEqual, true)
+		db1.Close()
+
+		// Preform authentication
+		f2, db2, c2, err := connectWithCrypt(t, f1, "admin", "admin", "ssha512", "salted")
+		So(f2, ShouldNotBeBlank)
+		So(f1, ShouldEqual, f2)
+		So(db2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(c2, ShouldNotBeNil)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		defer db2.Close()
+	})
+}