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Should I use a hashed password for a confirmation code on new user accounts


HGeneAnthony

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I'm working on a new user submission form and I was wondering whether it's safe to send a confirmation letter to the user using their hashed password as their confirmation code?  Since this is a hashed password it can't be decrypted (I believe), the password is useless because it's always hashed before login so it can't be used to login to the system, it's only being emailed to the user who's account is tied to the account, and it would save me the option of having to store a confirmation code field in my DB.  Is this safe? 

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