diff --git a/netbox/secrets/hashers.py b/netbox/secrets/hashers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc5066fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/secrets/hashers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.hashers import PBKDF2PasswordHasher
+
+
+class SecretValidationHasher(PBKDF2PasswordHasher):
+    """
+    We're using Django's stock SHA256 hasher with a low iteration count to avoid introducing excessive delay when
+    retrieving a large number of Secrets (the plaintext of each Secret is validated against its hash upon decryption).
+    """
+    iterations = 1000
diff --git a/netbox/secrets/models.py b/netbox/secrets/models.py
index 6bcc5995a..270f93501 100644
--- a/netbox/secrets/models.py
+++ b/netbox/secrets/models.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
 from dcim.models import Device
+from .hashers import SecretValidationHasher
 
 
 def generate_master_key():
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ class Secret(models.Model):
         self.ciphertext = iv + aes.encrypt(self._pad(self.plaintext))
 
         # Generate SHA256 using Django's built-in password hashing mechanism
-        self.hash = make_password(self.plaintext, hasher='pbkdf2_sha256')
+        self.hash = make_password(self.plaintext, hasher=SecretValidationHasher())
 
         self.plaintext = None
 
@@ -277,4 +278,4 @@ class Secret(models.Model):
         """
         if not self.hash:
             raise Exception("Hash has not been generated for this secret.")
-        return check_password(plaintext, self.hash)
+        return check_password(plaintext, self.hash, preferred=SecretValidationHasher())