askpass
type: Item
software version identifier: 1.1
software version identifier: 1.0
software version identifier: 1.2.0
CRAN project: askpass
instance of: R package
programmed in: R
maintained by: Jeroen Ooms
last update: 2023-09-03T00:00:00Z
description: Cross-platform utilities for prompting the user for credentials or a passphrase, for example to authenticate with a server or read a protected key. Includes native programs for MacOS and Windows, hence no 'tcltk' is required. Password entry can be invoked in two different ways: directly from R via the askpass() function, or indirectly as password-entry back-end for 'ssh-agent' or 'git-credential' via the SSH_ASKPASS and GIT_ASKPASS environment variables. Thereby the user can be prompted for credentials or a passphrase if needed when R calls out to git or ssh.
author: Jeroen Ooms
copyright license: MIT license
copyright license: File License
imports: sys
MaRDI profile type: Software
description: Password Entry Utilities for R, Git, and SSH