diff --git a/src/com/belkast/soap/credentialsProcessor.java b/src/com/belkast/soap/credentialsProcessor.java
index 8d11b08..e76563b 100644
--- a/src/com/belkast/soap/credentialsProcessor.java
+++ b/src/com/belkast/soap/credentialsProcessor.java
@@ -4,17 +4,31 @@ import java.io.Console;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class credentialsProcessor {
-    public static String getUsername(String thisPrompt) {
-        Scanner myObj = new Scanner(System.in);
-        System.out.print(thisPrompt);
-        String varEntry;
-        varEntry = myObj.nextLine();
-        return varEntry;
-    }
+    public static String getCredential(String thisPrompt, int thisLength, boolean isSecret) {
+        String thisReturn = null;
+        if (isSecret)
+        {
+            Console console = System.console();
+            char[] charValue = console.readPassword(thisPrompt);
+            while (charValue != null && charValue.length < thisLength)
+            {
+                charValue = console.readPassword(thisPrompt);
+            }
+            thisReturn = String.copyValueOf(charValue);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Scanner myObj = new Scanner(System.in);
+            System.out.print(thisPrompt);
+            thisReturn = myObj.nextLine();
+            while (thisReturn != null && thisReturn.toString().length() < thisLength)
+            {
+                System.out.print(thisPrompt);
+                thisReturn = myObj.nextLine();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return thisReturn;
 
-    public static char[] getPassword(String thisPrompt) {
-        Console console = System.console();
-        char[] password = console.readPassword(thisPrompt);
-        return password;
     }
 }
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