Thread: Password Asterisks

I am writing a Visual C++ program that executes from the command line that requires the user to input a password. How do I get the password to show up as asterisks instead of plain text as the user is typing it in?

Code:

#include "stdio.h"
#include "conio.h"

#define TRUE   1
#define ENTER  0x0D  // Enter Key
int main()
{
	// Yeah, yeah, i know = { NULL } isn't good to use
	char str[80] = { NULL };
	int  idx = 0;
	printf("\n\n Type your life away\n ---");
	printf("\n Input [hidden] : ");

	while(TRUE)
	{
		char ch = getch();

		if(ch == ENTER)
			break;
		else
			putchar('*');

		str[idx] = ch; idx++;
	}
	
	printf("\n You entered    : %s\n\n", str);

	return 0;
}