diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 6b5d166..f6478fa 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@
 	  the responsibility of the user to select only such arguments
 	  that are valid in the given context.
 
+config AUTOBOOT_ENCRYPTION
+	bool "Enable encryption in autoboot stopping"
+	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED
+	default n
+
 config AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
 	string "Delay autobooting via specific input key / string"
-	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED
+	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED && !AUTOBOOT_ENCRYPTION
 	help
 	  This option delays the automatic boot feature by issuing
 	  a specific input key or string. If CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@
 
 config AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
 	string "Stop autobooting via specific input key / string"
-	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED
+	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED && !AUTOBOOT_ENCRYPTION
 	help
 	  This option enables stopping (aborting) of the automatic
 	  boot feature only by issuing a specific input key or
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@
 
 config AUTOBOOT_KEYED_CTRLC
 	bool "Enable Ctrl-C autoboot interruption"
-	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED
+	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED && !AUTOBOOT_ENCRYPTION
 	default n
 	help
 	  This option allows for the boot sequence to be interrupted
@@ -79,6 +84,15 @@
 	  Setting this variable	provides an escape sequence from the
 	  limited "password" strings.
 
+config AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR_SHA256
+	string "Stop autobooting via SHA256 encrypted password"
+	depends on AUTOBOOT_KEYED && AUTOBOOT_ENCRYPTION
+	help
+	  This option adds the feature to only stop the autobooting,
+	  and therefore boot into the U-Boot prompt, when the input
+	  string / password matches a values that is encypted via
+	  a SHA256 hash and saved in the environment.
+
 endmenu
 
 comment "Commands"
diff --git a/common/autoboot.c b/common/autoboot.c
index f72eb18..c367076 100644
--- a/common/autoboot.c
+++ b/common/autoboot.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <menu.h>
 #include <post.h>
+#include <u-boot/sha256.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -26,15 +27,81 @@
 /* Stored value of bootdelay, used by autoboot_command() */
 static int stored_bootdelay;
 
-/***************************************************************************
- * Watch for 'delay' seconds for autoboot stop or autoboot delay string.
- * returns: 0 -  no key string, allow autoboot 1 - got key string, abort
+#if defined(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED)
+#if defined(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR_SHA256)
+
+/*
+ * Use a "constant-length" time compare function for this
+ * hash compare:
+ *
+ * https://crackstation.net/hashing-security.htm
  */
-# if defined(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED)
-static int abortboot_keyed(int bootdelay)
+static int slow_equals(u8 *a, u8 *b, int len)
+{
+	int diff = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		diff |= a[i] ^ b[i];
+
+	return diff == 0;
+}
+
+static int passwd_abort(uint64_t etime)
+{
+	const char *sha_env_str = getenv("bootstopkeysha256");
+	u8 sha_env[SHA256_SUM_LEN];
+	u8 sha[SHA256_SUM_LEN];
+	char presskey[MAX_DELAY_STOP_STR];
+	const char *algo_name = "sha256";
+	u_int presskey_len = 0;
+	int abort = 0;
+	int size;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (sha_env_str == NULL)
+		sha_env_str = CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR_SHA256;
+
+	/*
+	 * Generate the binary value from the environment hash value
+	 * so that we can compare this value with the computed hash
+	 * from the user input
+	 */
+	ret = hash_parse_string(algo_name, sha_env_str, sha_env);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("Hash %s not supported!\n", algo_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't know how long the stop-string is, so we need to
+	 * generate the sha256 hash upon each input character and
+	 * compare the value with the one saved in the environment
+	 */
+	do {
+		if (tstc()) {
+			/* Check for input string overflow */
+			if (presskey_len >= MAX_DELAY_STOP_STR)
+				return 0;
+
+			presskey[presskey_len++] = getc();
+
+			/* Calculate sha256 upon each new char */
+			hash_block(algo_name, (const void *)presskey,
+				   presskey_len, sha, &size);
+
+			/* And check if sha matches saved value in env */
+			if (slow_equals(sha, sha_env, SHA256_SUM_LEN))
+				abort = 1;
+		}
+	} while (!abort && get_ticks() <= etime);
+
+	return abort;
+}
+#else
+static int passwd_abort(uint64_t etime)
 {
 	int abort = 0;
-	uint64_t etime = endtick(bootdelay);
 	struct {
 		char *str;
 		u_int len;
@@ -50,19 +117,6 @@
 	u_int presskey_max = 0;
 	u_int i;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
-	if (bootdelay == 0)
-		return 0;
-#endif
-
-#  ifdef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
-	/*
-	 * CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT includes the %d for all boards.
-	 * To print the bootdelay value upon bootup.
-	 */
-	printf(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT, bootdelay);
-#  endif
-
 #  ifdef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
 	if (delaykey[0].str == NULL)
 		delaykey[0].str = CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR;
@@ -119,6 +173,33 @@
 		}
 	} while (!abort && get_ticks() <= etime);
 
+	return abort;
+}
+#endif
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * Watch for 'delay' seconds for autoboot stop or autoboot delay string.
+ * returns: 0 -  no key string, allow autoboot 1 - got key string, abort
+ */
+static int abortboot_keyed(int bootdelay)
+{
+	int abort;
+	uint64_t etime = endtick(bootdelay);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
+	if (bootdelay == 0)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
+#  ifdef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
+	/*
+	 * CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT includes the %d for all boards.
+	 * To print the bootdelay value upon bootup.
+	 */
+	printf(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT, bootdelay);
+#  endif
+
+	abort = passwd_abort(etime);
 	if (!abort)
 		debug_bootkeys("key timeout\n");
 
diff --git a/common/hash.c b/common/hash.c
index c94c98b..a1b0482 100644
--- a/common/hash.c
+++ b/common/hash.c
@@ -227,6 +227,26 @@
 }
 
 #ifndef USE_HOSTCC
+int hash_parse_string(const char *algo_name, const char *str, uint8_t *result)
+{
+	struct hash_algo *algo;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	ret = hash_lookup_algo(algo_name, &algo);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < algo->digest_size; i++) {
+		char chr[3];
+
+		strncpy(chr, &str[i * 2], 2);
+		result[i] = simple_strtoul(chr, NULL, 16);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * store_result: Store the resulting sum to an address or variable
  *
@@ -315,7 +335,6 @@
 		buf = map_sysmem(addr, algo->digest_size);
 		memcpy(vsum, buf, algo->digest_size);
 	} else {
-		unsigned int i;
 		char *vsum_str;
 		int digits = algo->digest_size * 2;
 
@@ -335,14 +354,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0; i < algo->digest_size; i++) {
-			char *nullp = vsum_str + (i + 1) * 2;
-			char end = *nullp;
-
-			*nullp = '\0';
-			vsum[i] = simple_strtoul(vsum_str + (i * 2), NULL, 16);
-			*nullp = end;
-		}
+		hash_parse_string(algo->name, vsum_str, vsum);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/hash.h b/include/hash.h
index f4eb100..e6d0f1d 100644
--- a/include/hash.h
+++ b/include/hash.h
@@ -158,4 +158,18 @@
 int hash_progressive_lookup_algo(const char *algo_name,
 				 struct hash_algo **algop);
 
+/**
+ * hash_parse_string() - Parse hash string into a binary array
+ *
+ * The function parses a hash string into a binary array that
+ * can for example easily be used to compare to hash values.
+ *
+ * @algo_name: Hash algorithm to look up
+ * @str: Hash string to get parsed
+ * @result: Binary array of the parsed hash string
+ *
+ * @return 0 if ok, -EPROTONOSUPPORT for an unknown algorithm.
+ */
+int hash_parse_string(const char *algo_name, const char *str, uint8_t *result);
+
 #endif