diff --git a/password_manager.py b/password_manager.py
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+import hashlib
+import os
+import binascii
+
+__ROUNDS=100000
+
+def gen_salt(size=16):
+    return binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(size))
+
+def encrypt_password(password,salt=None):
+    salt=binascii.unhexlify(salt) if salt else ''
+    return binascii.hexlify(hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha512",password,salt,__ROUNDS))
+
+def check_password(encrypted_password,clear_password,salt=None):
+    salt=binascii.unhexlify(salt) if salt else ''
+    return encrypted_password==binascii.hexlify(hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha512",clear_password,salt,__ROUNDS))
+