diff --git a/src/gam/cmd/users/manage.py b/src/gam/cmd/users/manage.py
index 29aea313..168dff89 100644
--- a/src/gam/cmd/users/manage.py
+++ b/src/gam/cmd/users/manage.py
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ from gamlib import gluprop as UProp
 import base64
 import time
 
-from gamlib import glaction
 from gamlib import glapi as API
 from gamlib import glcfg as GC
-from gamlib import glclargs
-from gamlib import glentity
 from gamlib import glgapi as GAPI
 from gamlib import glglobals as GM
-from gamlib import glindent
 from gamlib import glmsgs as Msg
 from gamlib import glskus as SKU
 from gam.util.access import accessErrorExit, duplicateAliasGroupUserWarning, entityUnknownWarning
@@ -96,11 +92,7 @@ from gam.util.tags import (
     sendCreateUpdateUserNotification,
 )
 
-Act = glaction.GamAction()
-Ent = glentity.GamEntity()
-Ind = glindent.GamIndent()
-Cmd = glclargs.GamCLArgs()
-
+from gam.var import Act, Cmd, Ent, Ind
 
 from secrets import SystemRandom
 from passlib.hash import sha512_crypt
@@ -108,6 +100,14 @@ UTF8 = 'utf-8'
 UNKNOWN = 'Unknown'
 
 
+def hashPassword(password):
+  """Hash a password using SHA-512 crypt for Google's API.
+
+  Returns a tuple of (hashed_password, hash_function_name).
+  The hash_function_name is always 'crypt' for Google's Directory API.
+  """
+  return (sha512_crypt.hash(password, rounds=10000), 'crypt')
+
 def _getGroupOrgUnitMap():
 
   def getKeyFieldInfo(keyword, defaultField):
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ class PasswordOptions():
     if not self.notifyPasswordSet:
       notify[up] = body[up] if self.clearPassword else Msg.CONTACT_ADMINISTRATOR_FOR_PASSWORD
     if self.hashPassword:
-      body[up] = sha512_crypt.hash(body[up], rounds=10000)
-      body['hashFunction'] = 'crypt'
+      body[up], body['hashFunction'] = hashPassword(body[up])
     elif self.b64DecryptPassword:
       if body[up].lower()[:5] in ['{md5}', '{sha}']:
         body[up] = body[up][5:]
diff --git a/tests/test_password.py b/tests/test_password.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2db8583f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_password.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Unit tests for password hashing — verify GAM always produces SHA-512 crypt hashes.
+
+Tests GAM's actual hashPassword() function from cmd/users/manage.py,
+not passlib directly.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+class TestPasswordHashing:
+    """Ensure GAM's hashPassword() always generates SHA-512 crypt format hashes.
+
+    GAM sends hashed passwords to Google's Directory API with
+    hashFunction='crypt'. The hash MUST be SHA-512 ($6$ prefix),
+    never legacy formats like DES, MD5 ($1$), or SHA-256 ($5$).
+    """
+
+    def test_hash_is_sha512_format(self):
+        """Generated hash must start with $6$ (SHA-512 crypt identifier)."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        hashed, func = hashPassword('test-password')
+        assert hashed.startswith('$6$'), (
+            f'Expected SHA-512 hash ($6$...) but got: {hashed[:10]}...'
+        )
+
+    def test_hash_function_is_crypt(self):
+        """hashFunction returned must be 'crypt' for Google's API."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        _, func = hashPassword('test-password')
+        assert func == 'crypt'
+
+    def test_hash_contains_rounds(self):
+        """Generated hash must include the rounds parameter."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        hashed, _ = hashPassword('test-password')
+        assert '$rounds=10000$' in hashed, (
+            f'Expected rounds=10000 in hash but got: {hashed[:30]}...'
+        )
+
+    def test_hash_verifies(self):
+        """A generated hash must verify against its source password."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        from passlib.hash import sha512_crypt
+        password = 'correct-horse-battery-staple'
+        hashed, _ = hashPassword(password)
+        assert sha512_crypt.verify(password, hashed)
+
+    def test_hash_rejects_wrong_password(self):
+        """A generated hash must NOT verify against a different password."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        from passlib.hash import sha512_crypt
+        hashed, _ = hashPassword('right-password')
+        assert not sha512_crypt.verify('wrong-password', hashed)
+
+    def test_different_passwords_produce_different_hashes(self):
+        """Two different passwords must not produce the same hash."""
+        from gam.cmd.users.manage import hashPassword
+        h1, _ = hashPassword('password-one')
+        h2, _ = hashPassword('password-two')
+        assert h1 != h2