my $saved_pass = 'bd0e9f94ce671b3cdd13081fa5a8b32f9ccd9ebf'; my $eword = 'bd0e9f94ce671b3cdd13081fa5a8b32f9ccd9ebf'; my $passwd_check; $saved_pass eq $eword ? $passwd_check = "good" : $passwd_check = "fail"; print $passwd_check;