Abstract: An anti-snooping password input method and apparatus. The method includes a mobile terminal determining password elements in a password to be inputted and generating a password pattern using the password elements, the password pattern including all the password elements in the password to be inputted; the mobile terminal displaying the password pattern in a password selection interface; the mobile terminal receiving an instruction that a user slides the password elements in the password pattern sequentially in the password selection interface, and determining a password currently inputted by the user using the instruction; and the mobile terminal verifying whether the password currently inputted by the user corresponds to the password to be inputted.