Initial commit

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# 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). 
+