diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Security/Config/RSAFactoryParams.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Security/Config/RSAFactoryParams.cs
index 91469b5..6a67223 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Security/Config/RSAFactoryParams.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Security/Config/RSAFactoryParams.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace DigitalData.Core.Security.Config
@@ -11,7 +12,16 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Security.Config
 
         public PbeEncryptionAlgorithm PbeEncryptionAlgorithm { get; init; } = PbeEncryptionAlgorithm.Aes256Cbc;
 
-        public HashAlgorithmName PbeHashAlgorithmName { get; init; } = HashAlgorithmName.SHA256;
+        public HashAlgorithmName PbeHashAlgorithm { get; init; } = HashAlgorithmName.SHA256;
+
+        // TODO: add as json converter to IConfigurIConfiguration.Config
+        public string PbeHashAlgorithmName
+        {
+            get => PbeHashAlgorithm.ToString();
+            init => PbeHashAlgorithm = (typeof(HashAlgorithmName).GetProperty(value, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)?.GetValue(null) is HashAlgorithmName hashAlgorithmName)
+                ? hashAlgorithmName
+                : new(value);            
+        }
 
         public int PbeIterationCount { get; init; } = 100_000;
 
@@ -37,7 +47,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Security.Config
                 return true;
             });
 
-            AfterCreate += () => _pbeParameters = new PbeParameters(PbeEncryptionAlgorithm, PbeHashAlgorithmName, PbeIterationCount);
+            AfterCreate += () => _pbeParameters = new PbeParameters(PbeEncryptionAlgorithm, PbeHashAlgorithm, PbeIterationCount);
         }
 
         protected event Action AfterCreate;
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Security/Cryptographer/RSAFactory.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Security/Cryptographer/RSAFactory.cs
index 6b0216a..609fbe5 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Security/Cryptographer/RSAFactory.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Security/Cryptographer/RSAFactory.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Security.Cryptographer
             var pbeParameters = pbeEncryptionAlgorithm is null && hashAlgorithmName is null && iterationCount is null
                 ? new PbeParameters(
                     pbeEncryptionAlgorithm ?? _params.PbeEncryptionAlgorithm,
-                    hashAlgorithmName ?? _params.PbeHashAlgorithmName,
+                    hashAlgorithmName ?? _params.PbeHashAlgorithm,
                     iterationCount ?? _params.PbeIterationCount)
                 : _params.PbeParameters;
 
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Security/DIExtensions.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Security/DIExtensions.cs
index e70c86a..d18d13a 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Security/DIExtensions.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Security/DIExtensions.cs
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Security
     {
         public static JsonSerializerOptions AddCryptographerConverter(this JsonSerializerOptions options)
         {
-            if (!options.Converters.OfType<HashAlgorithmNameConverter>().Any())
-                options.Converters.Add(new HashAlgorithmNameConverter());
-
             if (!options.Converters.OfType<JsonStringEnumConverter>().Any())
                 options.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
             return options;
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Security/HashAlgorithmNameConverter.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Security/HashAlgorithmNameConverter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fe7a53..0000000
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Security/HashAlgorithmNameConverter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-using System.Text.Json;
-
-namespace DigitalData.Core.Security
-{
-    public class HashAlgorithmNameConverter : JsonConverter<HashAlgorithmName>
-    {
-        public override HashAlgorithmName Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options) => new(reader.GetString() ?? string.Empty);
-
-        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, HashAlgorithmName value, JsonSerializerOptions options) => writer.WriteStringValue(value.Name);
-    }
-}
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