krb5_read_password - Read a password from keyboard input.¶
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krb5_error_code krb5_read_password(krb5_context context, const char *prompt, const char *prompt2, char *return_pwd, unsigned int *size_return)¶
- param:
[in] context - Library context
[in] prompt - First user prompt when reading password
[in] prompt2 - Second user prompt (NULL to prompt only once)
[out] return_pwd - Returned password
[inout] size_return - On input, maximum size of password; on output, size of password read
- retval:
0 Success
- return:
Error in reading or verifying the password
Kerberos error codes
This function reads a password from keyboard input and stores it in return_pwd . size_return should be set by the caller to the amount of storage space available in return_pwd ; on successful return, it will be set to the length of the password read.
prompt is printed to the terminal, followed by”:”, and then a password is read from the keyboard.
If prompt2 is NULL, the password is read only once. Otherwise, prompt2 is printed to the terminal and a second password is read. If the two passwords entered are not identical, KRB5_LIBOS_BADPWDMATCH is returned.
Echoing is turned off when the password is read.