import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.io.Console;


public class ConsoleTest {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
   
    Console cons;
    char[] passwd;
    if ((cons = System.console()) != null &&
        (passwd = cons.readPassword("[%s]", "Password:")) != null) {
        //...
        cons.format("Password: >%s<\n", new String(passwd));
    }
    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().beep();
    System.out.println("DONE.");

  }

}