diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/App.config b/Crypto Notepad/App.config
index 8ae5cf5..6207e67 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/App.config	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/App.config	
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
                 <value>SHA1</value>
             </setting>
             <setting name="KeySize" serializeAs="String">
-                <value>192</value>
+                <value>256</value>
             </setting>
             <setting name="TheSalt" serializeAs="String">
                 <value />
             </setting>
             <setting name="PasswordIterations" serializeAs="String">
-                <value>2</value>
+                <value>1000</value>
             </setting>
             <setting name="FirstLaunch" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>False</value>
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 6bad054..d8b12b9 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Crypto_Notepad.Properties {
     
     
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "14.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "15.8.0.0")]
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public string HashAlgorithm {
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.SettingsProviderAttribute(typeof(PortableSettingsProvider))]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("192")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("256")]
         public int KeySize {
             get {
                 return ((int)(this["KeySize"]));
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public string TheSalt {
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.SettingsProviderAttribute(typeof(PortableSettingsProvider))]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("2")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("1000")]
         public int PasswordIterations {
             get {
                 return ((int)(this["PasswordIterations"]));
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings
index c700210..94e2296 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings	
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">SHA1</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="KeySize" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">192</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">256</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="TheSalt" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)" />
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="PasswordIterations" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">2</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">1000</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="FirstLaunch" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>