diff --git a/process/checkpasswd.py b/process/checkpasswd.py
index f797dcfde..dd4924b32 100755
--- a/process/checkpasswd.py
+++ b/process/checkpasswd.py
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ from epasswd import EPasswd
 if len(sys.argv)<4:
     sys.exit(-2)
 
-passfile=sys.argv[1]
+filename=sys.argv[1]
 myfaction=sys.argv[2]
 mypasswd=sys.argv[3]
 
-if mypasswd[0]=='"':
-    mypasswd=mypasswd[1:len(mypasswd)-1]
+if mypasswd[0] == '"':
+    mypasswd = mypasswd.strip('"')
+
+pw_data = EPasswd()
+try:
+    pw_data.load_database(filename)
+except:
+    pw_data.load_file(filename)
 
-pw_data=EPasswd(passfile)
 if pw_data.fac_exists(myfaction):
     if pw_data.check(myfaction, mypasswd):
         sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/process/epasswd.py b/process/epasswd.py
index aa3d79fa6..4798967a9 100755
--- a/process/epasswd.py
+++ b/process/epasswd.py
@@ -4,47 +4,82 @@ from string import split
 from string import strip
 from string import lower
 import subprocess
+import bcrypt
+import sqlite3
+
+def baseconvert(n, base):
+    """convert positive decimal integer n to equivalent in another base (2-36)"""
+
+    digits = "0123456789abcdefghijkLmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+
+    try:
+        n = int(n)
+        base = int(base)
+    except:
+        return ""
+
+    if n < 0 or base < 2 or base > 36:
+        return ""
+
+    s = ""
+    while True:
+        r = n % base
+        s = digits[r] + s
+        n = n / base
+        if n == 0:
+            break
+
+    return s
 
 class EPasswd:
-	def _check_apr1(self, pwhash, pw):
-		spl = split(pwhash, '$')
-		salt = spl[2]
-		hash = subprocess.check_output(['openssl', 'passwd', '-apr1', '-salt', salt, pw]).decode('utf-8').strip()
-		return hash==pwhash
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.data = {}
 
-	def __init__(self, file):
-		self.data = {}
-		try:
-			fp = open(file,"r")
-		except:
-			fp = None
-		if fp != None:
-			while True:
-				line = fp.readline()
-				if not line: break
-				line = strip(line)
-				[id, email, passwd] = split(line, ":")[0:3]
-				lc_id = lower(id)
-				self.data[lc_id] = {}
-				self.data[lc_id]["id"] = id
-				self.data[lc_id]["email"] = email
-				self.data[lc_id]["passwd"] = passwd
-			fp.close()
+    def set_data(no, email, passwd):
+        lc_id = lower(no)
+        self.data[lc_id] = {}
+        self.data[lc_id]["id"] = no
+        self.data[lc_id]["email"] = email
+        self.data[lc_id]["passwd"] = passwd
 
-	def check(self, id, passwd):
-		pw = self.get_passwd(id)
-		if pw[0:6]=='$apr1$':
-			return self._check_apr1(pw, passwd)
-		return pw == passwd
+    def load_database(self, file):
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(file)
+        c = conn.cursor()
+        c.execute('SELECT MAX(turn) FROM factions')
+        args = c.fetchone()
+        for row in c.execute('SELECT no, email, password FROM factions WHERE turn=?', args):
+            (no, email, passwd) = row
+            self.set_data(baseconvert(no, 36), email, passwd)
+        conn.close()
 
-	def get_passwd(self, id):
-		return self.data[lower(id)]["passwd"]
-	
-	def get_email(self, id):
-		return self.data[lower(id)]["email"]
-	
-	def get_canon_id(self, id):
-		return self.data[lower(id)]["id"]
+    def load_file(self, file):
+        try:
+            fp = open(file,"r")
+        except:
+            fp = None
+        if fp != None:
+            while True:
+                line = fp.readline()
+                if not line: break
+                line = strip(line)
+                [id, email, passwd] = split(line, ":")[0:3]
+                self.set_data(id, email, passwd)
+            fp.close()
 
-	def fac_exists(self, id):
-		return self.data.has_key(lower(id))
+    def check(self, id, passwd):
+        pw = self.get_passwd(id)
+        if pw[0:4]=='$2a$' or pw[0:4]=='$2y$':
+            return bcrypt.checkpw(passwd, pw)
+        return pw == passwd
+
+    def get_passwd(self, id):
+        return self.data[lower(id)]["passwd"]
+    
+    def get_email(self, id):
+        return self.data[lower(id)]["email"]
+    
+    def get_canon_id(self, id):
+        return self.data[lower(id)]["id"]
+
+    def fac_exists(self, id):
+        return self.data.has_key(lower(id))
diff --git a/process/process-orders.py b/process/process-orders.py
index 8ed5e8625..3c741bfeb 100755
--- a/process/process-orders.py
+++ b/process/process-orders.py
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ def echeck(filename, locale, rules):
     return mail
 
 #print "reading password file..."
-pw_data = EPasswd(os.path.join(game_dir,"passwd"))
+pw_data = EPasswd()
+try:
+    pw_data.load_database(os.path.join(game_dir,"eressea.db"))
+except:
+    pw_data.load_file(os.path.join(game_dir,"passwd"))
 
 #print "reading orders.queue..."
 # move the queue file to a save space while locking it:
diff --git a/process/sendreport.sh b/process/sendreport.sh
index d98ed505e..d8fe79d47 100755
--- a/process/sendreport.sh
+++ b/process/sendreport.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ LOCKFILE="$ERESSEA/.report.lock"
 echo "$(date):report:$GAME:$EMAIL:$FACTION:$PASSWD" >> "$ERESSEA/request.log"
 
 cd "$ERESSEA" || exit
-checkpasswd.py "game-$GAME/passwd" "$FACTION" "$PASSWD" || reply "Das Passwort fuer die Partei $FACTION ist ungueltig"
+PWFILE="game-$GAME/eressea.db"
+if [ ! -e "$PWFILE" ]; then
+  PWFILE="game-$GAME/passwd"
+fi
+checkpasswd.py "$PWFILE" "$FACTION" "$PASSWD" || reply "Das Passwort fuer die Partei $FACTION ist ungueltig"
 
 cd "$ERESSEA/game-$GAME/reports" || exit
 if [ ! -e "${FACTION}.sh" ]; then