diff --git a/lib/vault.js b/lib/vault.js
index 30a92b4..3a4e37d 100644
--- a/lib/vault.js
+++ b/lib/vault.js
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class Vault {
       return;
     }
 
-    this._vaultKeyHash = crypto.createHash('md5')
+    this._vaultKeyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256')
+      .update(this._vaultKey, 'utf-8')
+      .digest();
+    this._vaultKeyHashMD5 = crypto.createHash('md5')
       .update(this._vaultKey, 'utf-8')
       .digest('hex')
       .toUpperCase();
@@ -154,18 +157,30 @@ class Vault {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Decrypts data with AES CBC using the secret key and the initialization vector
+   * Decrypts data with AES CBC using the given secret key and the initialization vector
    * This function keeps compatibility with old IV size (8 bytes) from 1.8.0 to 1.8.1
    */
-  _decryptData (data) {
+  _decryptDataWithKey(data, key) {
     const
       [ encryptedData, ivHex ] = data.split('.'),
       iv = ivHex.length === 16 ? ivHex : Buffer.from(ivHex, 'hex'),
-      decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('aes-256-cbc', this._vaultKeyHash, iv);
+      decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('aes-256-cbc', key, iv);
 
     return decipher.update(encryptedData, 'hex', 'utf8') + decipher.final('utf8');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Decrypts data with AES CBC using the initialization vector and the sha256 hashed secret key
+   * or the md5 hashed secrets key if it fails with sha256
+   */
+  _decryptData (data) {
+    try {
+      return this._decryptDataWithKey(data, this._vaultKeyHash);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return this._decryptDataWithKey(data, this._vaultKeyHashMD5);
+    }
+  }
+
   _readJsonFile (file) {
     return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
   }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index afa477c..3ad5944 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kuzzle-vault",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6fa925..d7a8cf5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kuzzle-vault",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Encrypt and decrypt secrets with Kuzzle Vault",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test/vault.test.js b/test/vault.test.js
index bdec18c..fc1b8fe 100644
--- a/test/vault.test.js
+++ b/test/vault.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ describe('Test: vault core component', () => {
     clearSecrets,
     encryptedSecrets,
     encryptedSecretsIv8,
+    encryptedSecretsSha256,
+    encryptedSecretsSha256Iv8,
     Vault,
     vault;
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ describe('Test: vault core component', () => {
       deep: { nested: { value: 'nested value' } }
     };
 
+    // Encrypted secrets with MD5 hashed password
     encryptedSecrets = {
       aws: {
         keyId: 'ac2560ec6b05098a843cdc5ab106bf99.f79775f7fd8fb7c8f456b68741414fcc',
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Test: vault core component', () => {
       }
     };
 
-    // Encrypted secrets with 8 bytes IV
+    // Encrypted secrets with 8 bytes IV and MD5 hashed password
     encryptedSecretsIv8 = {
       aws: {
         keyId: '5f71b9bc33a6aea5b0263c9be88c1c4f.786ff771e2760258',
@@ -46,6 +49,32 @@ describe('Test: vault core component', () => {
       }
     };
 
+    // Encrypted secrets with SHA256 hashed password
+    encryptedSecretsSha256 = {
+      aws: {
+        keyId: 'da4e9dcf3b20ae3901211764c97b954b.4000c14b024ca76b48d922d666624eab',
+        secretKey: '7160329ef751a3377354586db9515173991276f5216f73b0789af214c8298f877b08ef6305c1b670c48687d5f2867bb0.d8027bacfeedb64ce54b2d13dd5558bc'
+      },
+      deep: {
+        nested: {
+          value: 'be2698fc2840a5d4eec839c5a5963b98.97492d612828b6a1974827a9781c6d35'
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Encrypted secrets with 8 bytes IV and SHA256 hashed password
+    encryptedSecretsSha256Iv8 = {
+      aws: {
+        keyId: 'b6d4f001f8825802cc550bc1b959e99c.00c8ac5ec21a6f6e',
+        secretKey: '1bfd3a80c7bae345b48076914f351522e2bea4dab7572c63342eb5d3a95db2e35d9d66d42d58e2ec057d264725d594ed.9c529964fbb80be1'
+      },
+      deep: {
+        nested: {
+          value: '57767336893841dec88ee5babfe591b4.1765cd733e639217'
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
     fsMock = {
       existsSync: sinon.stub().returns(true),
       readFileSync: sinon.stub().returns(JSON.stringify(encryptedSecrets)),
@@ -86,17 +115,31 @@ describe('Test: vault core component', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets', () => {
+    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets with MD5 hashed password', () => {
       vault.decrypt();
       should(vault.secrets).match(clearSecrets);
     });
 
-    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets with old IV size of 8 bytes', () => {
+    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets with old IV size of 8 bytes and MD5 hashed password', () => {
       fsMock.readFileSync.returns(JSON.stringify(encryptedSecretsIv8));
 
       vault.decrypt();
       should(vault.secrets).match(clearSecrets);
     });
+
+    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets with SHA256 hashed password', () => {
+      fsMock.readFileSync.returns(JSON.stringify(encryptedSecretsSha256));
+
+      vault.decrypt();
+      should(vault.secrets).match(clearSecrets);
+    });
+
+    it('reads the secret file and store decrypted secrets with old IV size of 8 bytes and SHA256 hashed password', () => {
+      fsMock.readFileSync.returns(JSON.stringify(encryptedSecretsSha256Iv8));
+
+      vault.decrypt();
+      should(vault.secrets).match(clearSecrets);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#encrypt', () => {