diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.java
index 0563196de..5ef96cc2e 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.java
@@ -32,23 +32,6 @@ import org.apache.ibatis.annotations.Param;
  */
 public interface UserMapper extends DirectoryObjectMapper<UserModel> {
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the user having the given username and password, if any. If no
-     * such user exists, null is returned.
-     *
-     * @param username
-     *     The username of the user to return.
-     *
-     * @param password
-     *     The password of the user to return.
-     *
-     * @return
-     *     The user having the given username and password, or null if no such
-     *     user exists.
-     */
-    UserModel selectOneByCredentials(@Param("username") String username,
-            @Param("password") String password);
-
     /**
      * Returns the user having the given username, if any. If no such user
      * exists, null is returned.
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserService.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserService.java
index 1fd24dc54..98114434d 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserService.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-base/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserService.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package org.glyptodon.guacamole.auth.jdbc.user;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.Credentials;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleClientException;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.auth.jdbc.permission.ObjectPermissionMapper;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.auth.jdbc.permission.UserPermissionMapper;
+import org.glyptodon.guacamole.auth.jdbc.security.PasswordEncryptionService;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.User;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermissionSet;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.permission.SystemPermission;
@@ -64,6 +66,12 @@ public class UserService extends DirectoryObjectService<ModeledUser, User, UserM
     @Inject
     private Provider<ModeledUser> userProvider;
 
+    /**
+     * Service for hashing passwords.
+     */
+    @Inject
+    private PasswordEncryptionService encryptionService;
+
     @Override
     protected DirectoryObjectMapper<UserModel> getObjectMapper() {
         return userMapper;
@@ -169,15 +177,24 @@ public class UserService extends DirectoryObjectService<ModeledUser, User, UserM
         String username = credentials.getUsername();
         String password = credentials.getPassword();
 
-        // Retrieve user model, if the user exists
-        UserModel userModel = userMapper.selectOneByCredentials(username, password);
+        // Retrieve corresponding user model, if such a user exists
+        UserModel userModel = userMapper.selectOne(username);
         if (userModel == null)
             return null;
 
-        // Return corresponding user, set up cyclic reference
-        ModeledUser user = getObjectInstance(null, userModel);
-        user.setCurrentUser(new AuthenticatedUser(user, credentials));
-        return user;
+        // If password hash matches, return the retrieved user
+        byte[] hash = encryptionService.createPasswordHash(password, userModel.getPasswordSalt());
+        if (Arrays.equals(hash, userModel.getPasswordHash())) {
+
+            // Return corresponding user, set up cyclic reference
+            ModeledUser user = getObjectInstance(null, userModel);
+            user.setCurrentUser(new AuthenticatedUser(user, credentials));
+            return user;
+
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, the credentials do not match
+        return null;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-mysql/src/main/resources/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.xml b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-mysql/src/main/resources/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.xml
index 5e284658f..69c49d060 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-mysql/src/main/resources/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.xml
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-jdbc/modules/guacamole-auth-jdbc-mysql/src/main/resources/org/glyptodon/guacamole/auth/jdbc/user/UserMapper.xml
@@ -87,19 +87,6 @@
 
     </select>
 
-    <!-- Select single user by credentials -->
-    <select id="selectOneByCredentials" resultMap="UserResultMap">
-        SELECT
-            user_id,
-            username,
-            password_hash,
-            password_salt
-        FROM guacamole_user
-        WHERE
-                username      = #{username,jdbcType=VARCHAR}
-            AND password_hash = UNHEX(SHA2(CONCAT(#{password,jdbcType=VARCHAR}, HEX(password_salt)), 256))
-    </select>
-
     <!-- Select single user by username -->
     <select id="selectOne" resultMap="UserResultMap">