diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
index ad283657d..bcf3b72b9 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
@@ -699,25 +699,43 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
     });
 
     const md5 = (value) => { return crypto.createHash('md5').update(value).digest('hex') }
+    const sha256 = (value) => { return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(value).digest('hex') }
+    const sha512 = (value) => { return crypto.createHash('sha512').update(value).digest('hex') }
+
+    function digestCompute(algorithm, value) {
+        var lowercaseAlgorithm = ""
+        if (algorithm) {
+            lowercaseAlgorithm = algorithm.toLowerCase().replace(/-sess$/, '')
+        }
+
+        if (lowercaseAlgorithm === "sha-256") {
+            return sha256(value)
+        } else if (lowercaseAlgorithm === "sha-512-256") {
+            var hash = sha512(value)
+            return hash.slice(0, 64) // Only use the first 256 bits
+        } else {
+            return md5(value)
+        }
+    }
 
     function ha1Compute(algorithm, user, realm, pass, nonce, cnonce) {
         /**
-        * RFC 2617: handle both MD5 and MD5-sess algorithms.
+        * RFC 2617: handle both standard and -sess algorithms.
         *
-        * If the algorithm directive's value is "MD5" or unspecified, then HA1 is
-        *   HA1=MD5(username:realm:password)
-        * If the algorithm directive's value is "MD5-sess", then HA1 is
-        *   HA1=MD5(MD5(username:realm:password):nonce:cnonce)
+        * If the algorithm directive's value ends with "-sess", then HA1 is
+        *   HA1=digestCompute(digestCompute(username:realm:password):nonce:cnonce)
+        * 
+        * If the algorithm directive's value does not end with "-sess", then HA1 is
+        *   HA1=digestCompute(username:realm:password)
         */
-        var ha1 = md5(user + ':' + realm + ':' + pass)
-        if (algorithm && algorithm.toLowerCase() === 'md5-sess') {
-            return md5(ha1 + ':' + nonce + ':' + cnonce)
+        var ha1 = digestCompute(algorithm, user + ':' + realm + ':' + pass)
+        if (algorithm && /-sess$/i.test(algorithm)) {
+            return digestCompute(algorithm, ha1 + ':' + nonce + ':' + cnonce)
         } else {
             return ha1
         }
     }
 
-
     function buildDigestHeader(user, pass, method, path, authHeader) {
         var challenge = {}
         var re = /([a-z0-9_-]+)=(?:"([^"]+)"|([a-z0-9_-]+))/gi
@@ -732,10 +750,10 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
         var nc = qop && '00000001'
         var cnonce = qop && uuid().replace(/-/g, '')
         var ha1 = ha1Compute(challenge.algorithm, user, challenge.realm, pass, challenge.nonce, cnonce)
-        var ha2 = md5(method + ':' + path)
+        var ha2 = digestCompute(challenge.algorithm, method + ':' + path)
         var digestResponse = qop
-        ? md5(ha1 + ':' + challenge.nonce + ':' + nc + ':' + cnonce + ':' + qop + ':' + ha2)
-        : md5(ha1 + ':' + challenge.nonce + ':' + ha2)
+        ? digestCompute(challenge.algorithm, ha1 + ':' + challenge.nonce + ':' + nc + ':' + cnonce + ':' + qop + ':' + ha2)
+        : digestCompute(challenge.algorithm, ha1 + ':' + challenge.nonce + ':' + ha2)
         var authValues = {
             username: user,
             realm: challenge.realm,