--- cups-1.2.6/cups/usersys.c.getpass	2006-08-29 16:51:19.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.2.6/cups/usersys.c	2006-11-13 15:57:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <termios.h>
 #ifdef WIN32
 #  include <windows.h>
 #endif /* WIN32 */
@@ -455,7 +456,23 @@
 const char *				/* O - Password */
 _cupsGetPassword(const char *prompt)	/* I - Prompt string */
 {
-  return (getpass(prompt));
+  static char password[100];
+  struct termios old, new;
+  int nread;
+  tcgetattr (STDIN_FILENO, &old);
+  new = old;
+  new.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &new);
+  fputs (prompt, stdout);
+  fflush (stdout);
+  nread = read (STDIN_FILENO, password, sizeof (password));
+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &old);
+  fputc ('\n', stdout);
+  if (nread > 0)
+    password[nread - 1] = '\0';
+  else
+    password[0] ='\0';
+  return password;
 }
 #endif /* WIN32 */