diff --git a/library/Zend/Crypt/Password/Bcrypt.php b/library/Zend/Crypt/Password/Bcrypt.php
index bd7a51954fc..3e482d02125 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Crypt/Password/Bcrypt.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Crypt/Password/Bcrypt.php
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ class Bcrypt implements PasswordInterface
 
     /**
      * @var string
+     *
+     * Changed from 14 to 10 to prevent possibile DOS attacks
+     * due to the high computational time
+     * @see http://timoh6.github.io/2013/11/26/Aggressive-password-stretching.html
      */
-    protected $cost = '14';
+    protected $cost = '10';
 
     /**
      * @var string
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Crypt/Password/BcryptTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Crypt/Password/BcryptTest.php
index 09572c01fb7..49411e8c6dc 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Crypt/Password/BcryptTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Crypt/Password/BcryptTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function setUp()
         } else {
             $this->prefix = '$2a$';
         }
-        $this->bcryptPassword = $this->prefix . '14$MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NeWUUefVlefsTbFhsbqKFv/vPSZBrSFVm';
+        $this->bcryptPassword = $this->prefix . '10$MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Nej0NmcAWSLR.oP7XOR9HD/vjUuOj100y';
     }
 
     public function testConstructByOptions()
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public function testPasswordWith8bitCharacter()
         $this->bcrypt->setSalt($this->salt);
 
         if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.7') >= 0) {
-            $this->assertEquals('$2y$14$MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NexAbOIUHkG6Ra.TK9QxHOVUhDxOe4dkW',
+            $this->assertEquals('$2y$10$MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NemFdU/4JOrNpxMym09Mbp0m4hKTgfQo.',
                                 $this->bcrypt->create($password));
         } else {
             $this->setExpectedException('Zend\Crypt\Password\Exception\RuntimeException',