# File lib/cgi.rb, line 1782
    def password_field(name = "", value = nil, size = 40, maxlength = nil)
      attributes = if name.kind_of?(String)
                     { "TYPE" => "password", "NAME" => name,
                       "VALUE" => value, "SIZE" => size.to_s }
                   else
                     name["TYPE"] = "password"
                     name
                   end
      attributes["MAXLENGTH"] = maxlength.to_s if maxlength
      input(attributes)
    end