@node Passwords
@section Entering passwords
+@cindex entering passwords
Sometimes, you may need to enter a password into Emacs. For instance,
when you tell Emacs to visit a file on another machine via a network
displays a prompt in the echo area (such as @samp{Password: }); after
you type the required password, press @key{RET} to submit it. To
prevent others from seeing your password, every character you type is
-displayed as a dot (@samp{.}) instead of its usual form.
+displayed as an asterisk (@samp{*}) instead of its usual form.
Most of the features and commands associated with the minibuffer
@emph{cannot} be used when entering a password. There is no history