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   1: private static string RetrievePassword()

   2: {

   3:     string password;

   4:     StringBuilder passwordBuilder = new StringBuilder();

   5:     ConsoleKeyInfo keyInfo;

   6:     while ((keyInfo = Console.ReadKey(true)).Key != ConsoleKey.Enter)

   7:     {

   8:         if (keyInfo.Key == ConsoleKey.Backspace)

   9:         {

  10:             if (passwordBuilder.Length > 0)

  11:             {

  12:                 passwordBuilder.Remove(passwordBuilder.Length - 1, 1);

  13:             }

  14:         }

  15:         else

  16:         {

  17:             passwordBuilder.Append(keyInfo.KeyChar);

  18:         }

  19:     }

  20:     password = passwordBuilder.ToString();

  21:     return password;

  22: }