Other packages > Find by keyword >

askpass  

Password Entry Utilities for R, Git, and SSH
View on CRAN: Click here


Download and install askpass package within the R console
Install from CRAN:
install.packages("askpass")

Install from Github:
library("remotes")
install_github("cran/askpass")

Install by package version:
library("remotes")
install_version("askpass", "1.2.1")



Attach the package and use:
library("askpass")
Maintained by
Jeroen Ooms
[Scholar Profile | Author Map]
All associated links for this package
First Published: 2019-01-02
Latest Update: 2024-10-04
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.
How to cite:
Jeroen Ooms (2019). askpass: Password Entry Utilities for R, Git, and SSH. R package version 1.2.1, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/askpass. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.
Previous versions and publish date:
(2026-07-09 07:19), 1.0 (2019-01-02 12:10), 1.1 (2019-01-13 13:50), 1.2.0 (2023-09-03 22:00)
Other packages that cited askpass R package
View askpass citation profile
Other R packages that askpass depends, imports, suggests or enhances
Complete documentation for askpass
Functions, R codes and Examples using the askpass R package
Some associated functions: askpass . ssh_askpass . 
Some associated R codes: askpass.R . interactive.R . onload.R . ssh.R .  Full askpass package functions and examples
Downloads during the last 30 days

Today's Hot Picks in Authors and Packages

data360r  
Wrapper for 'TCdata360' and 'Govdata360' API
Makes it easy to engage with the Application Program Interface (API) of the 'TCdata360' and 'Govdat ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
downlit  
Syntax Highlighting and Automatic Linking
Syntax highlighting of R code, specifically designed for the needs of 'RMarkdown' packages like 'pk ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
eyelinker  
Import ASC Files from EyeLink Eye Trackers
Imports plain-text ASC data files from EyeLink eye trackers into (relatively) tidy data frames for ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
r2resize  
In-Text Resize for Images, Tables and Fancy Resize Containers in 'shiny', 'rmarkdown' and 'quarto' Documents
Automatic resizing toolbar for containers, images and tables. Various resizable or expandable contai ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
hmeasure  
The H-Measure and Other Scalar Classification Performance Metrics
Classification performance metrics that are derived from the ROC curve of a classifier. The package ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
injectoR  
R Dependency Injection
R dependency injection framework. Dependency injection allows a program design to follow the depend ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  

28,565

R Packages

239,283

Dependencies

75,677

Author Associations

28,566

Publication Badges

© Copyright since 2022. All right reserved, rpkg.net.  Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA