diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index ca0aafe..ec1b6f1 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ def build_config(_config_file):
                     'URL': config.get(section, 'URL'),
                     'APPEND_INT': config.getint(section, 'APPEND_INT'),
                     'SHARED_SECRET': config.get(section, 'SHARED_SECRET'),
+                    'SHORTEN_PASSPHRASE': config.getboolean(section, 'SHORTEN_PASSPHRASE'),
 
                 })
 
diff --git a/hblink-SAMPLE.cfg b/hblink-SAMPLE.cfg
index 6421572..28e5ee6 100755
--- a/hblink-SAMPLE.cfg
+++ b/hblink-SAMPLE.cfg
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ URL: http://localhost:8080/auth
 APPEND_INT: 1
 # Secret used to authenticate with user managment server, before checking if user login is approved
 SHARED_SECRET: test
+# Shorten passphrases to 8 characters
+SHORTEN_PASSPHRASE: False
 
 
 # MASTER INSTANCES - DUPLICATE SECTION FOR MULTIPLE MASTERS
diff --git a/user_managment/app.py b/user_managment/app.py
index c3a5039..86eb94b 100644
--- a/user_managment/app.py
+++ b/user_managment/app.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ script_links = {}
 def gen_passphrase(dmr_id):
     _new_peer_id = bytes_4(int(str(dmr_id)[:7]))
     calc_passphrase = base64.b64encode(bytes.fromhex(str(hex(libscrc.ccitt((_new_peer_id) + append_int.to_bytes(2, 'big') + bytes.fromhex(str(hex(libscrc.posix((_new_peer_id) + append_int.to_bytes(2, 'big'))))[2:].zfill(8)))))[2:].zfill(4)) + (_new_peer_id) + append_int.to_bytes(2, 'big') + bytes.fromhex(str(hex(libscrc.posix((_new_peer_id) + append_int.to_bytes(2, 'big'))))[2:].zfill(8)))
-    return str(calc_passphrase)[2:-1]
+    print(calc_passphrase)
+    if use_short_passphrase == True:
+        return str(calc_passphrase)[-9:-1]
+    elif use_short_passphrase ==False:
+        return str(calc_passphrase)[2:-1]
 
 def get_ids(callsign):
     try:
diff --git a/user_managment/config-SAMPLE.py b/user_managment/config-SAMPLE.py
index fb2244b..ab1cfa7 100644
--- a/user_managment/config-SAMPLE.py
+++ b/user_managment/config-SAMPLE.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ db_location = 'sqlite:///./users.db'
 # Legacy passphrase used in hblink.cfg
 legacy_passphrase = 'passw0rd'
 
+# Trim passphrases to 8 characters
+use_short_passphrase = False
 
 # Title of the Dashboard
 title = 'MMDVM User Portal'