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.Dd August 19, 2018
.Dt PASSWORD.LUA 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm password.lua
.Nd FreeBSD password module
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
contains functionality for prompting for and checking passwords.
.Pp
Before using the functionality provided by
.Nm ,
it must be included with a statement such as the following:
.Pp
.Dl local password = require("password")
.Pp
The following functions are exported from
.Nm :
.Bl -tag -width "Fn password.read prompt_length" -offset indent
.It Fn password.read prompt_length
Read a password following a prompt.
.Fa prompt_length
is required so that the twiddle may be properly drawn as the user is typing.
.It Fn password.check
Drives the primary password checks done by the loader.
The
.Fn password.check
function will check
.Ev bootlock_password ,
.Ev geom_eli_passphrase_prompt ,
and
.Ev password
and prompt the user for passwords as-needed.
If
.Ev password
is set, the autoboot sequence will begin as the user is prompted for a password.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr screen.lua 8
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
file was originally written by
.An Pedro Souza Aq Mt pedrosouza@FreeBSD.org .
Later work and this manual page was done by
.An Kyle Evans Aq Mt kevans@FreeBSD.org .