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17
18 package org.apache.commons.net.examples.mail;
19
20 import java.io.BufferedReader;
21 import java.io.Console;
22 import java.io.IOException;
23 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
24 import java.util.Locale;
25
26 /**
27 * Utilities for mail examples
28 */
29 class Utils {
30
31 /**
32 * If the initial password is: '*' - replace it with a line read from the system console '-' - replace it with next line from STDIN 'ABCD' - if the input is
33 * all upper case, use the field as an environment variable name
34 *
35 * Note: there are no guarantees that the password cannot be snooped.
36 *
37 * Even using the console may be subject to memory snooping, however it should be safer than the other methods.
38 *
39 * STDIN may require creating a temporary file which could be read by others Environment variables may be visible by using PS
40 */
41 static String getPassword(final String user, String password) throws IOException {
42 if ("-".equals(password)) { // stdin
43 final BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
44 password = in.readLine();
45 } else if ("*".equals(password)) { // console
46 final Console con = System.console(); // Java 1.6
47 if (con == null) {
48 throw new IOException("Cannot access Console");
49 }
50 final char[] pwd = con.readPassword("Password for " + user + ": ");
51 password = new String(pwd);
52 } else if (password.equals(password.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT))) { // environment variable name
53 final String tmp = System.getenv(password);
54 if (tmp != null) { // don't overwrite if variable does not exist (just in case password is all uppers)
55 password = tmp;
56 }
57 }
58 return password;
59 }
60
61 private Utils() {
62 // not instantiable
63 }
64
65 }