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.\" $OpenBSD: UI_UTIL_read_pw.3,v 1.3 2018/03/22 21:08:22 schwarze Exp $
.\" full merge up to: OpenSSL 23103a52 Jan 12 15:17:42 2017 +0100
.\" selective merge up to: OpenSSL 61f805c1 Jan 16 01:01:46 2018 +0800
.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 22 2018 $
.Dt UI_UTIL_READ_PW 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm UI_UTIL_read_pw ,
.Nm UI_UTIL_read_pw_string
.Nd get a password from the user
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/ui.h
.Ft int
.Fo UI_UTIL_read_pw_string
.Fa "char *buf"
.Fa "int length"
.Fa "const char *prompt"
.Fa "int verify"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo UI_UTIL_read_pw
.Fa "char *buf"
.Fa "char *buff"
.Fa "int size"
.Fa "const char *prompt"
.Fa "int verify"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw_string
asks for a passphrase, using
.Fa prompt
as a prompt, and stores it in
.Fa buf .
The maximum allowed size is given with
.Fa length ,
including the terminating NUL byte.
If
.Fa verify
is non-zero, the password will be verified as well.
.Pp
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw
does the same as
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw_string ,
but takes an external buffer
.Fa buff
for the verification passphrase.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw_string
and
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw
return 0 on success or a negative value on error.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr UI_new 3
.Sh HISTORY
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw
and
.Fn UI_UTIL_read_pw_string
first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.7 and have been available since
.Ox 3.2 .
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