From: James Harrison <oscartheduck@...>
Date: 2010-07-30T05:49:11+09:00
Subject: Re: how to read password from keyboard

> 
> If I want to read a simple string from keyboard:
> simple_text = gets
> 
> What if a password needs to be read from keyboard (commando line)?
> How do I mask it with asterisks?


Try thinking of it like this:

every time a key is pressed on the keyboard, you want to:

print "*"

I don't have time right now to mock up an example, but that might get you started.