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# asteriskify - Linux console password prompt with asterisks
## Usage
```
asteriskify | cryptsetup luksOpen ...
```
Pipe it to anything that receives credentials over stdin, such as cryptsetup.
To switch between clear and asterisk mode, press TAB. To reveal only the last character, use CTRL + R.
Note: Expects ASCII or UTF-8 encoding for asterisk mode
## Alternatives
Others may exist, but my quick research only found systemd-ask-password which is unsuitable for my use case (inside a my own minimal initramfs boot image).