rdo/readpassphrase.h

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

char* readpassphrase(const char* prompt, char* buf, size_t bufsz) {
    int n;
    int ttyfd = -1;

    struct termios term;

    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        if (tcgetattr(i, &term) == 0) {
            ttyfd = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    
    if (ttyfd < 0)
        return NULL;

    term.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
    tcsetattr(ttyfd, 0, &term);
    term.c_lflag |= ECHO;

    if (write(ttyfd, prompt, strlen(prompt)) < 0) {
        tcsetattr(ttyfd, 0, &term);
        return NULL;
    }

    n = read(ttyfd, buf, bufsz);
    if (n < 0) {
        tcsetattr(ttyfd, 0, &term);
        n = write(ttyfd, "\n", 1);
        return NULL;
    }

    buf[n-1] = '\0';

    // NOTE: As we disabled echo, the enter sent by the user isn't displayed, so we resend it.
    n = write(ttyfd, "\n", 1);

    tcsetattr(ttyfd, 0, &term);

    return buf;
}