+sub get_stored_password {
+ my ($self, $login) = @_;
+
+ my $dbh = $self->dbconnect;
+
+ return undef unless $dbh;
+
+ my $query = qq|SELECT password FROM auth."user" WHERE login = ?|;
+ my ($stored_password) = $dbh->selectrow_array($query, undef, $login);
+
+ return $stored_password;
+}
+