{
        if (password == null)
            throw new RuntimeException("Password parameter is required");
        try {
            MD4 md4 = new MD4();
            md4.update(password.getBytes(SmbConstants.UNI_ENCODING));
            return md4.digest();
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException uee) {
            throw new RuntimeException(uee.getMessage());
        }
    }