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Read password from console
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import java.io.Console;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Password {
public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
Console c = System.console();
if (c == null) {
System.err.println("No console.");
System.exit(1);
}
String login = c.readLine("Enter your login: ");
char[] oldPassword = c.readPassword("Enter your old password: ");
if (verify(login, oldPassword)) {
boolean noMatch;
do {
char[] newPassword1 = c.readPassword("Enter your new password: ");
char[] newPassword2 = c.readPassword("Enter new password again: ");
noMatch = !Arrays.equals(newPassword1, newPassword2);
if (noMatch) {
c.format("Passwords don't match. Try again.%n");
} else {
change(login, newPassword1);
c.format("Password for %s changed.%n", login);
}
Arrays.fill(newPassword1, ' ');
Arrays.fill(newPassword2, ' ');
} while (noMatch);
}
Arrays.fill(oldPassword, ' ');
}
// Dummy verify method.
static boolean verify(String login, char[] password) {
return true;
}
// Dummy change method.
static void change(String login, char[] password) {
}
}
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