diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Security/RSACryptographer.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Security/RSACryptographer.cs
index 7717071..8093a8a 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Security/RSACryptographer.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Security/RSACryptographer.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Security
     {
         public required virtual string Pem { get; init; }
 
-        public required RSAEncryptionPadding Padding { get; init; }
+        public RSAEncryptionPadding Padding { get; init; } = RSAEncryptionPadding.OaepSHA256;
 
         protected readonly RSA _rsa = RSA.Create();