Use Case: I want the launching of an Autohotkey to be secure.
I intend to make it capable of posting passwords, but I want the launching and editing of this script to prompt for credentials. Are there any built-in options for me to consider. Alternatives for the copying and pasting of passwords will also suffice.
You can compile the code into a password protected EXE file and run the ahk file as an AHK file.
https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/85482-password-on-exe-or-file/
In AutoHotKey, you can easily put up a dialog box to prompt for a password when the script starts.
The following is verbatim from the reference manual:
InputBox, password, Enter Password, (your input will be hidden), hide
You can put it at the top of the script.
Here is a script similar in structure to one I am using; it binds the CtrlAltV key to activate a particular window, simulate a click and some Tab keystrokes, and then enters the password and hits Enter.
#SingleInstance Force
InputBox, password, Enter Password, (your input will be hidden), hide
^!v::
if WinExist("WINDOW TITLE HERE") {
WinActivate
MouseClick, left, 400, 60
SendInput {Tab}{Tab}{Tab}
SendRaw %password%
Send {Enter}
}
The Inputbox is executed when you launch the script; you must type the password. The password goes into the password variable, which is then used each time you invoke the hot-key sequence.
This almost satisfies the question's requirement:
I want the launching and editing of this script to prompt for credentials.
If you want to create a two-field dialog box that prompts for multiple credential pieces, like user name and password, there are GUI functions for that; AutoHotKey supports a whole zoo of controls. Tab panels, combo boxes, multi-line edits, you name it.
