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PASSWORD.LUA(8)		    System Manager's Manual	       PASSWORD.LUA(8)

NAME
       password.lua -- FreeBSD password	module

DESCRIPTION
       password.lua  contains  functionality  for  prompting  for and checking
       passwords.

       Before using the	functionality provided by password.lua,	it must	be in-
       cluded with a statement such as the following:

	     local password = require("password")

       The following functions are exported from password.lua:

	     password.read(prompt_length)    Read  a  password	 following   a
					     prompt.	prompt_length  is  re-
					     quired so that the	twiddle	may be
					     properly drawn  as	 the  user  is
					     typing.

	     password.check()		     Drives   the   primary   password
					     checks done by the	 loader.   The
					     password.check()	function  will
					     check	    bootlock_password,
					     geom_eli_passphrase_prompt,   and
					     password and prompt the user  for
					     passwords as-needed.  If password
					     is	 set,  the  autoboot  sequence
					     will  begin  as   the   user   is
					     prompted for a password.

SEE ALSO
       screen.lua(8)

AUTHORS
       The   password.lua   file   was	 originally  written  by  Pedro	 Souza
       <pedrosouza@FreeBSD.org>.  Later	work and this manual page was done by
       Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	13.2			August 19, 2018		       PASSWORD.LUA(8)

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