MT::Author =head2 $author->set_password($pass) One-way encrypts I<$pass> with a randomly-generated salt, using the Unix I function, and sets the I data field in the I object I<$author>. Because the password is one-way encrypted, there is B of recovering the initial password. =head2 $author->is_valid_password($check_pass) Tests whether I<$check_pass> is a valid password for the I object I<$author> (ie, whether it matches the password originally set using I). This check is done by one-way encrypting I<$check_pass>, using the same salt used to encrypt the original password, then comparing the two encrypted strings for equality.