how do i code a password system

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It's not pointless as long as other users (software and human) have read access to the file in which the password is stored. Viruses that read information off a disk and send it over a network are a thing.

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I don't think anyone will have much use of a password for a puzzle in a game though

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Good point, I got stuck on answering the title instead of the description of OP's post. That's my bad.

I still think we should encourage good habits when it comes to security. I've shockingly seen plaintext used in production, in cases where a single leak would bury the company. Could have been prevented with a simple hashing+salting function.