diff --git a/backend/app/core/security.py b/backend/app/core/security.py
index 419c80f..62d2733 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/security.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/security.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import hashlib
 import secrets
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
+import bcrypt
 from jose import JWTError, jwt
-from passlib.context import CryptContext
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf.pbkdf2 import PBKDF2HMAC
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ import base64
 
 from app.core.config import settings
 
-# Password hashing context
-pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
-
 
 def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
     """Verify a password against its hash"""
-    return pwd_context.verify(plain_password, hashed_password)
+    return bcrypt.checkpw(
+        plain_password.encode("utf-8"), hashed_password.encode("utf-8")
+    )
 
 
 def get_password_hash(password: str) -> str:
     """Generate password hash"""
-    return pwd_context.hash(password)
+    return bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode("utf-8"), bcrypt.gensalt()).decode("utf-8")
 
 
 def create_access_token(
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index aba2bfd..75e6945 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ asyncpg==0.29.0
 
 # Authentication
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
-passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
+bcrypt==4.3.0
 python-multipart==0.0.22  # Updated: Fixed multiple vulnerabilities (was 0.0.6)
 authlib==1.6.9  # Updated: Fixed OIDC hash binding, JWE RSA1_5 padding oracle, alg:none bypass, JWK header injection (was 1.6.6)
 httpx==0.26.0