1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/getpass.c b/src/getpass.c
index 225f7f04e..77e950c9d 100644
--- a/src/getpass.c
+++ b/src/getpass.c
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ char *getpass_r(const char *prompt, char *buffer, int buflen)
       buffer[i] = 0;
       break;
     }
+    else
+      if ( buffer[i] == '\b')
+        /* remove this letter and if this is not the first key, remove the
+           previous one as well */
+        i = i - (i>=1?2:1);
   }
   /* if user didn't hit ENTER, terminate buffer */
   if (i==buflen)