diff -up cups-1.4.4/cups/usersys.c.getpass cups-1.4.4/cups/usersys.c

--- cups-1.4.4/cups/usersys.c.getpass	2010-03-30 23:07:33.000000000 +0100

+++ cups-1.4.4/cups/usersys.c	2010-06-18 09:38:08.368096897 +0100

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@

 #include "globals.h"

 #include <stdlib.h>

 #include <sys/stat.h>

+#include <termios.h>

+#include <signal.h>

 #ifdef WIN32

 #  include <windows.h>

 #else

@@ -406,7 +408,29 @@ _cupsGetPassword(const char *prompt)	/* 

   * Use the standard getpass function to get a password from the console.

   */

-  return (getpass(prompt));

+  static char password[100];

+  struct termios oldtio, newtio;

+  sigset_t oldset, newset;

+  int nread;

+  sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, NULL, &newset);

+  sigaddset (&newset, SIGINT);

+  sigaddset (&newset, SIGTSTP);

+  sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &newset, &oldset);

+  tcgetattr (STDIN_FILENO, &oldtio);

+  newtio = oldtio;

+  newtio.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;

+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &newtio);

+  fputs (prompt, stdout);

+  fflush (stdout);

+  nread = read (STDIN_FILENO, password, sizeof (password));

+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &oldtio);

+  fputc ('\n', stdout);

+  sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);

+  if (nread > 0)

+    password[nread - 1] = '\0';

+  else

+    password[0] ='\0';

+  return password;

 #endif /* WIN32 */

 }