diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 6abc8d8..b54e727 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@
 spring.thymeleaf.mode=HTML5
 spring.thymeleaf.cache=false
 spring.thymeleaf.enabled=true
+
+################################################
+# user password
+auth.password.bcrypt.length=10
+