What to use instead of getpass (and why is getpass obsolete)?

Asked Sep 25 '12 at 10:10

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Getting a password in C without using getpass (3)?

man 3 getpass

DESCRIPTION
       This function is obsolete.  Do not use it.

I don't like in general the word "obsolete" or "deprecated" without "Use function 'X' instead" nearby.

What simple thing should I use to read a password from from user in CUI program in C on GNU/Linux? The password is for encryption/decryption, but not related to PAM,GPG,SSH or any other big thing.

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possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1196418/1626345 – green Sep 25 '12 at 10:16
also related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6856635/hide-password-input-on-terminal – Vi. Sep 25 '12 at 10:25

What to use instead of getpass (and why is getpass obsolete)?

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