diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dd715912..6ae85359 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240325151524-a685a6edb6d8 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.18.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3833f715..4596bc26 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACk
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0 h1:dIJU/v2J8Mdglj/8rJ6UUOM3Zc9zLZxVZwwxMooUSAI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v8=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240325151524-a685a6edb6d8 h1:aAcj0Da7eBAtrTp03QXWvm88pSyOt+UgdZw2BFZ+lEw=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240325151524-a685a6edb6d8/go.mod h1:CQ1k9gNrJ50XIzaKCRR2hssIjF07kZFEiieALBM/ARQ=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
diff --git a/pkg/common/password/manager.go b/pkg/common/password/manager.go
index 214b4eeb..b6ad2985 100644
--- a/pkg/common/password/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/common/password/manager.go
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package password
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
 type Manager interface {
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ func (m SimpleManager) GeneratePassword(length int) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (m SimpleManager) GenerateHtpasswd(username string, password string) (string, error) {
-	htpasswd, err := exec.Command("htpasswd", "-bn", username, password).Output()
+	encryptedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	formattedHtpasswd := strings.TrimSpace(string(htpasswd))
+	formattedHtpasswd := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", username, string(encryptedPassword))
 	return formattedHtpasswd, nil
 }