diff --git a/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/validators/password-validator.ts b/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/validators/password-validator.ts
index 0b6c1dd6f9ea..edc0693200ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/validators/password-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/validators/password-validator.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export class PasswordValidator {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Validate password against the given password policy
-   * throw a {@link RequestError} 422 if the password is invalid; otherwise, do nothing.
+   * Validate password against the password policy
+   * @throws {RequestError} with status 422 if the password does not meet the policy
    */
   public async validatePassword(password: string, profile: InteractionProfile) {
     const userInfo = getUserInfo({
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class PasswordValidator {
     }
   }
 
-  public async encryptPassword(password: string) {
+  public async createPasswordDigest(password: string) {
     return encryptUserPassword(password);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/verifications/new-password-identity-verification.ts b/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/verifications/new-password-identity-verification.ts
index 89c7c487fc3c..8b51787f87d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/verifications/new-password-identity-verification.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/routes/experience/classes/verifications/new-password-identity-verification.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ export class NewPasswordIdentityVerification
     const passwordValidator = new PasswordValidator(passwordPolicy);
     await passwordValidator.validatePassword(password, identifierProfile);
 
-    const { passwordEncrypted, passwordEncryptionMethod } = await passwordValidator.encryptPassword(
-      password
-    );
+    const { passwordEncrypted, passwordEncryptionMethod } =
+      await passwordValidator.createPasswordDigest(password);
 
     this.passwordEncrypted = passwordEncrypted;
     this.passwordEncryptionMethod = passwordEncryptionMethod;