Password Prompt Utility
Prompt the user for a password to authenticate or read a protected key.
By default, this function automatically uses the most appropriate method
based on the user platform and front-end. Users or IDEs can override this
and set a custom password entry function via the askpass option.
askpass(prompt = "Please enter your password: ")
prompt |
the string printed when prompting the user for input. |
# Prompt user for passwd
pw <- askpass("Please enter your password")Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.