Like passwordPrompt() from SERVER-24391, but without disabling echo and with the ability to provide a custom prompt. (Unfortunately it can't be called prompt(), because this is already used as a way of specifying the interactive REPL prompt.)
This would be generally useful in a variety of places. Some examples (not suggesting we necessarily do any of these, but such a function would allow users to build this functionality into their .mongorc, if they wanted):
> db.auth()
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Enter username: myusername
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Enter password:
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> use mydatabase
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switched to db mydatabase
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> db.dropDatabase()
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ARE YOU SURE? Type the name of the database to continue: no
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Database name does not match, aborting.
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> db.dropDatabase()
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ARE YOU SURE? Type the name of the database to continue: mydatabase
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{ "ok" : 1 }
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> safeMode()
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Shell safe mode enabled.
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> use proddb
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switched to db proddb
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> db.vital.remove( { foo: "bar" } )
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This will remove 18 documents from proddb.vital. Proceed (y/N)? y
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WriteResult({ "nRemoved" : 18 })
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SERVER-24391 Prompt for password on user creation or password change via the shell
SERVER-32849 Prompt before write commands with shell