diff --git a/example/dictionary b/example/dictionary
index 93f4685..98758b9 100644
--- a/example/dictionary
+++ b/example/dictionary
@@ -36,29 +36,29 @@
 #	directive to the end of the file if you want to see the old names
 #	in the logfiles too.
 #
-$INCLUDE dictionary.compat	# compability issues
-$INCLUDE dictionary.acc
-$INCLUDE dictionary.ascend
-$INCLUDE dictionary.bay
-$INCLUDE dictionary.cisco
-$INCLUDE dictionary.livingston
-$INCLUDE dictionary.microsoft
-$INCLUDE dictionary.quintum
-$INCLUDE dictionary.redback
-$INCLUDE dictionary.shasta
-$INCLUDE dictionary.shiva
-$INCLUDE dictionary.tunnel
-$INCLUDE dictionary.usr
-$INCLUDE dictionary.versanet
-$INCLUDE dictionary.erx
-$INCLUDE dictionary.freeradius
-$INCLUDE dictionary.alcatel
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.compat	# compability issues
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.acc
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.ascend
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.bay
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.cisco
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.livingston
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.microsoft
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.quintum
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.redback
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.shasta
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.shiva
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.tunnel
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.usr
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.versanet
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.erx
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.freeradius
+#$INCLUDE dictionary.alcatel
 
 #
 #	Following are the proper new names. Use these.
 #
 ATTRIBUTE	User-Name		1	string
-ATTRIBUTE	User-Password		2	string
+ATTRIBUTE	User-Password		2	string encrypt=1
 ATTRIBUTE	CHAP-Password		3	octets
 ATTRIBUTE	NAS-IP-Address		4	ipaddr
 ATTRIBUTE	NAS-Port		5	integer
diff --git a/pyrad/packet.py b/pyrad/packet.py
index 53d533a..6a6cbac 100644
--- a/pyrad/packet.py
+++ b/pyrad/packet.py
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ def _DecodeValue(self, attr, value):
         if attr.values.HasBackward(value):
             return attr.values.GetBackward(value)
         else:
-            return tools.DecodeAttr(attr.type, value)
+            if attr.encrypt:
+                return tools.DecodeAttr('octets', value)
+            else:
+                return tools.DecodeAttr(attr.type, value)
 
     def _EncodeValue(self, attr, value):
         if attr.values.HasForward(value):