getpass obsolete?

[Carlo Florendo]

Hello,

I've successfully compiled an application from redhat linux 8.0 that uses the getpass function from /usr/include/unistd.h.  There is
no problem whatsoever but I was just bothered by the
documentation on linux when I did a "man getpass".  The first line of the description says:

"This function is obsolete.  Do not use it."

The package where unistd.h belongs on my linux machine is glibc-devel-2.2.93-5 (if this is indeed relevant).

The opengroup also state that getpass is already legacy code.

So my questions are:

1)  Is getpass really obsolete?  If it is indeed, what is the alternative  function or do I have to implement my own in the future?

Kindly CC me in the replies since I'm not part of the mailing list.


Thanks a lot!  :)

Best Regards,

Carlo
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Carlo Florendo
Astra (Philippines), Inc.
Email: carlo@astra.ph
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