askpass
Safe Password Entry for R, Git, and SSH
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.
Versions across snapshots
| Version | Repository | File | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.1 |
latest linux/jammy R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
21.4 KiB |
1.2.1 |
latest source/ R- | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
5.8 KiB |
1.2.1 |
latest windows/windows R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.zip |
72.6 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-18 linux/jammy R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
21.4 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-18 source/ R- | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
5.8 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-18 windows/windows R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.zip |
72.6 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-12 linux/jammy R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
21.4 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-09 linux/jammy R-4.2 | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
20.9 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-09 linux/jammy R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.tar.gz |
21.4 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-09 windows/windows R-4.2 | askpass_1.2.1.zip |
71.6 KiB |
1.2.1 |
2026-04-09 windows/windows R-4.5 | askpass_1.2.1.zip |
72.6 KiB |
1.1 |
2022-02-12 windows/windows R-4.1 | askpass_1.1.zip |
239.4 KiB |