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Old 07-24-2004, 07:49 AM   #1
blackzone
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c related question.


how do I mask what a user type?

for example I have the following code:

char myPass[100];
printf("Input password: ");
scanf("%s"), myPass);

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which will ask a user for an password. But I do not want the user's password to be seen when he typed on the screen. Prefer to mask it using "****" characters. How do I do that?
 
Old 07-24-2004, 08:55 AM   #2
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Re: c related question.

Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <termios.h>

static struct termios oldt;

void restore_terminal_settings(void)
{
    tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &oldt);  /* Apply saved settings */
}

void disable_echo(void)
{
    struct termios newt;

    tcgetattr(0, &oldt);  /* Save terminal settings */
    newt = oldt;  /* Init new settings */
    newt.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;  /* Change settings */
    tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &newt);  /* Apply settings */
}


int main()
{
    char myPass[100];

    printf("Input password: ");

    disable_echo();
    scanf("%s", myPass);
    restore_terminal_settings();

    printf("\n");
    return 0;
}
For an explanation about how it works see this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=208803
 
  


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