go secure password input
package main
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"os"
"strings"
"syscall"
"golang.org/x/term"
)
func main() {
username, password, _ := credentials()
fmt.Printf("Username: %s, Password: %s\n", username, password)
}
func credentials() (string, string, error) {
reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
fmt.Print("Enter Username: ")
username, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
if err != nil {
return "", "", err
}
fmt.Print("Enter Password: ")
bytePassword, err := term.ReadPassword(int(syscall.Stdin))
if err != nil {
return "", "", err
}
password := string(bytePassword)
return strings.TrimSpace(username), strings.TrimSpace(password), nil
}