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+#include <console.h>
+
+int Console::getch ()
+{
+    static int ch = -1, fd = 0;
+    struct termios neu, alt;
+
+    fd = fileno (stdin);
+    tcgetattr (fd, &alt);
+    neu = alt;
+    neu.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+    tcsetattr (fd, TCSANOW, &neu);
+    ch = getchar ();
+    tcsetattr (fd, TCSANOW, &alt);
+    return ch;
+}
+
+void Console::getpass (std::string & password)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    int c;
+    char buffer[17];
+
+    while ((c = getch ()) != '\n' && i < 17) {
+        buffer[i++] = c;
+        std::cout << "*";
+    }
+    buffer[i] = 0;
+
+    password = std::string (buffer);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+}