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Generating encrypted passwords

Since the passwords are encrypted, you need a way of generating those weird encrypted password values. Here's a small script that will generate them for you:
Plain text password (only letters, numbers and underscore):

Here's a random matching encrypted password:

Testing the accuracy of encrypted passwords

Just to ease that ulcer of yours, here's a small script to make sure the encrypted password you have works:
Plain text: Encrypted:
   

Do they match?