Thread: How can i change the password input to (*) ? Thanks, newbie here

Code:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
     
    string password = "emiliani";
    string passwordEntry;
    int attempts = 1;
     
    cout << "Please enter your password: ";
    getline(cin, passwordEntry, '\n');
     
    while ( passwordEntry != password && attempts <=4 )
    {
        cout << "Please try again: ";
        getline(cin, passwordEntry, '\n');
        attempts++;    
    }
     
    if ( passwordEntry == password && attempts <=5 )
    {
        cout << "Access granted";  
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "Maximum attempts reached! The program will terminate!";
    }
   
}

But since the console is line-buffered, the password would be visible as it was typed.

@OP: Somewhere in the FAQ are OS-specific examples of how to do this very thing.

Probably this POSIX 1003.1 - man page for ioctl (posix section 3posix) - Unix & Linux Commands might come in hardy.

Edit: Though the page itself might be a little outdated.