/* This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and * Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the course of their * official duties. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the United States * Code this software is not subject to copyright protection and is in the * public domain. NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for its use by * other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, about its * quality, reliability, or any other characteristic. * We would appreciate acknowledgement if the software is used. * The SAMATE project website is: http://samate.nist.gov */ #include #include using namespace std; string getDefaultPassword() { string pass; // get the system password or do a query etc. return pass; } bool user_ok(const string& userpass) { if (userpass == getDefaultPassword()) return true; return false; } int main() { string userpass = ""; unsigned int nbT= 0; cout << "Enter your password: " << endl; cin >> userpass; while (!user_ok(userpass) && (++nbT < 4)) { cout << "Your password is not valid, please reenter it." << endl; cin >> userpass; } if (nbT == 4) return 0; cout << "You are now identified." << endl; return 0; }