NAME
des_read_pw,
des_read_pw_string,
EVP_read_pw_string —
compatibility user interface
functions
SYNOPSIS
#include
<openssl/ui_compat.h>
int
des_read_pw(char *buf,
char *buff, int length,
const char *prompt, int
verify);
int
des_read_pw_string(char *buf,
int length, const char *prompt,
int verify);
#include
<openssl/evp.h>
int
EVP_read_pw_string(char *buf,
int length, const char *prompt,
int verify);
DESCRIPTION
The DES library contained a few routines to prompt for passwords. These aren't necessarily dependent on DES, and have therefore become part of the UI compatibility library.
des_read_pw()
writes the string specified by prompt to standard
output, turns echo off, and reads an input string from the terminal. The
string is returned in buf, which must have space for
at least length bytes. If verify
is set, the user is asked for the password twice and unless the two copies
match, an error is returned. The second password is stored in
buff, which must therefore also be at least
length bytes. A return code of -1 indicates a system
error, 1 failure due to use interaction, and 0 is success.
des_read_pw_string()
is a variant of des_read_pw() that provides a buffer
if verify is set. It is available in the MIT Kerberos
library as well. If length exceeds
BUFSIZ, des_read_pw_string()
uses BUFSIZ.
EVP_read_pw_string()
is functionally similar to des_read_pw_string().
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
des_read_pw_string() appeared in SSLeay
0.4 or earlier. EVP_read_pw_string() first appeared
in SSLeay 0.5.1. des_read_pw() first appeared in
SSLeay 0.8.0. These functions have been available since
OpenBSD 2.4.
AUTHORS
Richard Levitte <richard@levitte.org> for the OpenSSL project.