14 replies to this topic

[solartic]

This code will show you how to hide input character from the keyboard and display a "*" in its space.
if you have any questions please ask
commented and non-commented file.
P.S sorry for the crappy comments:o

Attached Files

•  Password_stealth_no_comment.c   972bytes   94 downloads
•  Password_stealth_tut.c   2.11K   168 downloads

[v0id]

Unfortunately, getch() isn't a standard C function. It's a borland-thing, and should therefore, IMO, not be used - but it's probably great if you're a borland-user, and want to use this. Also, I would not call this a tutorial, as it's only some code. If you explained the code and what it was doing, it would be more tutorial-alike.

[solartic]

hey thanks for the reply. your right its not a tutorial sorry for the mixup i though u could put either raw code or tuts here,the tut on the file name was just a mistake. I use devc++ most windows compiler i guess have getch(). I wanted to make something that could work on bouth windows and Linux but im not that skilled as yet. i really cant think of a standard way of doing this that would be some major coding.

[morfec]

thanks thanks thanks

[Xav]

Why are you posting that everywhere?

[morfec]

sorry for that but when i like something i have to say thanks and i think it is enough that is all

[Xav]

Ok.

[luverboy4u]

i'm newbie can this be done in c-sharp

[Xav]

Of course! C# is not too different from C++. Which IDE are you using? VS2008/2005?

[marwex89]

I checked it out : Nice :D

[Xav]

It's worth noting, though, that in .NET text boxes can be set to proper password fields, with those big dots. A prompt pops up for the Caps lock being pressed on, etc. It's a property of the Windows.Forms.TextBox.

[outsid3r]

I have a new sugestion:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

#define KEY_SPACE 13
#define PASS_SIZE 20

int main()
{
	char pass[PASS_SIZE];
	register int i = 0;
	
	while ((pass[i++] = getch()) != KEY_SPACE && i<PASS_SIZE ) putchar('*');

	return 0;
}

Just do the same as your function, but with less lines of code and with a different methot. Thats just a suggestion.