How to mask the users input in a Batch file

Question

Im a beginner and i have a question about how i can mask the users input.

this is my code:

:Password  
echo Password:  
set /p pw=   
if %pw% EQU valarmorgulis goto Main  
if not %pw% EQU valarmorgulis goto Password  
pause > nul

I want the inputs that the user types in to not be shown on screen.

can anyone help me with that?

Thanks in advance

This doesn't look to be something trivial ... but there are many other questions on here that answer your question: [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/668455/6577822), [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/665191/6577822), [3](https://stackoverflow.com/a/36292638/6577822) — fjoe, Aug 28 '17 at 08:04
@LotPings Whoops my mistake. Sorry for my non-sense. Here's a snippet from ss64: `EQU will perform a numeric comparison where possible, if you need a string comparison use the == comparison operator.` I should said that instead. — , Aug 28 '17 at 10:08
I already looked into these topics, but i couldnt get any of the solutions posted there to work. As i said, im a beginner and dont know much about batch. Any easy solution for my problem? — DannyD, Aug 28 '17 at 10:13
@LotPings I'm not sure how `cmd` processes `EQU` and `==`, I'm also not sure if ss64's information is misleading. But I agree with what you said. — , Aug 28 '17 at 10:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 28 '17 at 15:34

Herbert Kleebauer wrote several tools for hidden input.
An early one only usable in 16/32bit environment with .com files.

This latter version uses certutil to decode the base64 encoded .exe file.

To be able to verify integrity source code is included.

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