diff --git a/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/debian/univention-directory-logger.univention-config-registry-variables b/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/debian/univention-directory-logger.univention-config-registry-variables
index 6d2f5ff..d7d6e02 100644
--- a/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/debian/univention-directory-logger.univention-config-registry-variables
+++ b/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/debian/univention-directory-logger.univention-config-registry-variables
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ Description[de]=Mit Variablen der Form 'ldap/logging/exclude*=DN' können Contai
 Description[en]=Variables in the format 'ldap/logging/exclude*=DN' can be used to exclude containers/OUs from the logging.
 Type=str
 Categories=service-ldap
+
+[ldap/logging/hash]
+Description[de]=Legt den Namen des Hash-Algorithmus fest. Standard ist 'md5'.
+Description[en]=Defines the name of the hash algorithm. Default is 'md5'.
+Type=str
+Categories=service-ldap
diff --git a/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/directory_logger.py b/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/directory_logger.py
index 8f5cae0..425b2f3 100755
--- a/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/directory_logger.py
+++ b/branches/ucs-4.1/ucs-4.1-3/management/univention-directory-logger/directory_logger.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import string
 import time
 import syslog
 import re
-import md5
+import hashlib
 import base64
 import grp
 import subprocess
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ preferedGroup = "adm"
 gidNumber = 0  # fallback
 filemode = '0640'
 cleanupDellog = True  # remove missed dellog entries (after reporting about them)
+digest = listener.configRegistry.get('ldap/logging/hash', 'md5')
 
 
 def needsConversion(char):
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ def handler(dn, new_copy, old_copy):
 			logfile.close()
 		# 4. calculate nexthash, omitting the final line break to make validation of the
 		#    record more intituive
-		nexthash = md5.new(record[:-1]).hexdigest()
+		nexthash = hashlib.new(digest, record[:-1]).hexdigest()
 		# 5. cache nexthash (the actual logfile might be logrotated away..)
 		cachefile.seek(0)
 		cachefile.write(nexthash)
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ def initialize():
 			logfile.close()
 
 		# 4. calculate initial hash
-		nexthash = md5.new(record).hexdigest()
+		nexthash = hashlib.new(digest, record).hexdigest()
 		# 5. cache nexthash (the actual logfile might be logrotated away..)
 		cachefile.seek(0)
 		cachefile.write(nexthash)