diff --git a/gsi/gss_assist/source/test/testcred.cnf.in b/gsi/gss_assist/source/test/testcred.cnf.in
index ef12fd8e93..e878b0151a 100644
--- a/gsi/gss_assist/source/test/testcred.cnf.in
+++ b/gsi/gss_assist/source/test/testcred.cnf.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ commonName		= supplied
 ####################################################################
 [ req ]
 default_bits		= 2048
-default_md		= sha1
+default_md		= sha256
 default_keyfile 	= privkey.pem
 distinguished_name	= req_distinguished_name
 attributes		= req_attributes