diff --git a/shell/qaskpass b/shell/qaskpass
index 9f46a65..6d0c7f5 100755
--- a/shell/qaskpass
+++ b/shell/qaskpass
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import argparse
 import curses
+import hashlib
 import os
 import sys
 import termios
 import tty
-import argparse
+
+__version__ = "20250309.a"
+
 
 class getch:
     def get(self):
@@ -18,25 +22,27 @@ class getch:
             termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
         return ch
 
+
 def get_opts():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Colorful password dialog',
-        epilog="Dialog printed to stderr, user input echoed to stdout, i.e. input=$( qaskpass )")
-
-    parser.add_argument('--title','-t', action='store', default=None,
-                        help="Title for dialog")
-    parser.add_argument('-w', action='store', type=int, default=5,
-                        help="Width of display area. 0 to disable display.")
-
-    parser.add_argument('--no-color', action='store_true',  default=False,
-                        help="Disable colors")
+        description="Colorful password dialog",
+        epilog="Dialog printed to stderr, user input echoed to stdout, i.e. input=$( qaskpass )",
+    )
 
+    parser.add_argument("--title", "-t", action="store", default=None, help="Title for dialog")
+    parser.add_argument("-w", action="store", type=int, default=5, help="Width of display area. 0 to disable display.")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-color", action="store_true", default=False, help="Disable colors")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--expect-sha256",
+        action="store",
+        default=None,
+        help="Show green dots when string matches the sha256 sum. Note: strip newlines before calculating!. Exitcode = 10 if checksum does not match.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version="%(prog)s {version}".format(version=__version__))
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
 
-
-
 def termsize():
     rows, columns = os.popen("stty size", "r").read().split()
     return (int(rows), int(columns))
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ class bc:
             setattr(self, x, "")
 
 
-def animchar(i, pos, colorpos, width,c):
+def animchar(i, pos, colorpos, width, c):
     if i < 0:
         return " "
     if pos == colorpos:
@@ -91,15 +97,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         c.disable()
     if opts.title:
         print(f"{c.y}{c.B}{opts.title}{c.z}", file=sys.stderr)
+    enter_exitcode = 0
     while True:
-
         try:
-            if opts.w>0:
+            if opts.w > 0:
+                dot_color = c.m
+                if opts.expect_sha256:
+                    enter_exitcode = 10
+                    if hashlib.sha256(user_input.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() == opts.expect_sha256:
+                        dot_color = c.g + c.B
+                        enter_exitcode = 0
                 colorpos = len(user_input) % opts.w
-                display = c.m + "•••• "
+                display = dot_color + "•••• "
                 for i in range(opts.w):
-                    display += animchar(len(user_input) - i, i, colorpos,opts.w,c)
-                display += c.m + " ••••" + c.z
+                    display += animchar(len(user_input) - i, i, colorpos, opts.w, c)
+                display += dot_color + " ••••" + c.z
                 print("\r" + display, file=sys.stderr, end="")
             sys.stderr.flush()
             key = ch.get()
@@ -107,7 +119,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             if ord(key) == 3:  # ctrl-c
                 pquit(e=1)
             if ord(key) == 13:  # enter
-                pquit(user_input, e=0)
+                pquit(user_input, e=enter_exitcode)
             if ord(key) == 27:  # esc (also starts control characters
                 key = ch.get()
                 if ord(key) == 27:
@@ -121,4 +133,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             # ~ print(f'-{ord(key)}-',file=sys.stderr)
 
         except Exception as e:
-            pquit(s=str(e),e=1)
+            pquit(s=str(e), e=1)