diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 2fb2640..2e71c4e 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "strolch-wc-auth",
   "description": "Strolch WebComponent Auth",
-  "version": "0.7.3",
+  "version": "0.7.4",
   "authors": ["Robert von Burg"],
   "keywords": [
     "strolch",
diff --git a/strolch-wc-auth.html b/strolch-wc-auth.html
index 794566f..86da885 100644
--- a/strolch-wc-auth.html
+++ b/strolch-wc-auth.html
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@
                     type: String,
                     value: './locales.json'
                 },
-                passwordEncoding: {
-                    type: String
-                },
                 appTitle: {
                     type: String
                 },
@@ -316,8 +313,7 @@
                 this.dlgTitle = this.localize('authenticationFailed');
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.body = {
                     username: this.username,
-                    password: btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(this.password))),
-                    encoding: this.passwordEncoding
+                    password: btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(this.password)))
                 };
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.url = this.basePath + 'rest/strolch/authentication';
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.method = 'POST';
@@ -418,8 +414,7 @@
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.url = this.basePath + 'rest/strolch/privilege/users/' + this.username + '/password';
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.method = 'PUT';
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.body = {
-                    password: btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(this.password1))),
-                    encoding: this.passwordEncoding
+                    password: btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(this.password1)))
                 };
                 this.$.ajaxAuth.generateRequest();
             },