Can I create a input field in a form that behaves like a password field?

Dear Gurus,

Tried to Google and search in the forum on this topic but turn up nothing.

I'm trying to create a field in a form that allows user to enter a password that will be parsed to an external script.

Is there a way to make what they type in the password field to appear in asterisks on the form, e.g. ******

Please advise or recommend a better solution to handle this. Maybe there is a better way to parse credentials to external scripts in a more secure manner?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

TTK