diff --git a/ccp/modules/datashield-setup.sh b/ccp/modules/datashield-setup.sh
index 5020f73..ed725ee 100644
--- a/ccp/modules/datashield-setup.sh
+++ b/ccp/modules/datashield-setup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ "$ENABLE_DATASHIELD" == true ]; then
     echo "The ENABLE_EXPORTER variable is either not set or not set to 'true'."
   fi
   OAUTH2_CALLBACK=/oauth2/callback
-  OAUTH2_PROXY_SECRET="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent encryption key for the oauth2_proxy. It is not required to be secret.\" | openssl rsautl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 32)"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_SECRET="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent encryption key for the oauth2_proxy. It is not required to be secret.\" | sha1sum | openssl pkeyutl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 32)"
   add_private_oidc_redirect_url "${OAUTH2_CALLBACK}"
 
   log INFO "DataSHIELD setup detected -- will start DataSHIELD services."
diff --git a/ccp/modules/exporter-setup.sh b/ccp/modules/exporter-setup.sh
index e33978c..9b947a6 100644
--- a/ccp/modules/exporter-setup.sh
+++ b/ccp/modules/exporter-setup.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 if [ "$ENABLE_EXPORTER" == true ]; then
   log INFO "Exporter setup detected -- will start Exporter service."
   OVERRIDE+=" -f ./$PROJECT/modules/exporter-compose.yml"
-  EXPORTER_DB_PASSWORD="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent password for the exporter. It is not required to be secret.\" | openssl rsautl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 30)"
-  EXPORTER_API_KEY="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent API KEY for the exporter. It is not required to be secret.\" | openssl rsautl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 64)"
+  EXPORTER_DB_PASSWORD="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent password for the exporter. It is not required to be secret.\" | sha1sum | openssl pkeyutl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 30)"
+  EXPORTER_API_KEY="$(echo \"This is a salt string to generate one consistent API KEY for the exporter. It is not required to be secret.\" | sha1sum | openssl pkeyutl -sign -inkey /etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem | base64 | head -c 64)"
 fi
diff --git a/lib/functions.sh b/lib/functions.sh
index 3d20729..1d6bfe9 100644
--- a/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/lib/functions.sh
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ generate_password(){
 generate_simple_password(){
   local seed_text="$1"
   local combined_text="This is a salt string to generate one consistent password for ${seed_text}. It is not required to be secret."
-  echo "${combined_text}" | openssl rsautl -sign -inkey "/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem" 2> /dev/null | base64 | head -c 26 | sed 's/[+\/]/A/g'
+  echo "${combined_text}" | sha1sum | openssl pkeyutl -sign -inkey "/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem" 2> /dev/null | base64 | head -c 26 | sed 's/[+\/]/A/g'
 }
 
 docker_jq() {