Developers of online services, programs, games, for security purposes, close the password with asterisks in the browser and software interface. By default, visual viewing of this data is not possible. However, users need to remove the symbolic mask in the field, that is, make the key visible in the registration or authorization form. As a rule, you need to view the password behind the asterisks in order to enter it again or remember the symbolic combination.
This article will tell you how to view the password under the asterisks in various ways in the browser and programs.
Note. Reading a key instead of dots in Methods #1 and #2 is demonstrated using the Google Chrome browser as an example.
Note. This method allows you to show the password under the dots in the mail services Mail.ru and Gmail.
1. To find out the password behind the asterisks in the form in which it was typed, place the cursor in the field.
2. Click the right mouse button. In the contextual list of options, select View Element Code.
3. In the "INPUT" tag, change the value of the TYPE attribute from "password" to "text".
4. After modifying the HTML markup, you can see the key under the dots in its original form (unencrypted).
1. To find out the password under the asterisks you need to set up your browser first(enable appropriate options in it):
click the three dots icon in the top bar;
in the list of commands, click "Settings";
click "Show advanced settings";
in the "Passwords and Forms" block, click the checkboxes in both options "Enable autocomplete ...", "Offer to save ...".
after entering the credentials, click the "Save" button in the query panel.
2. To open the key (if it is in asterisks), go to the "Passwords and forms" block again. In the line "Offer to save .... » Click on Configure.
3. In the manager panel, in order to decrypt the key, click on the entry with the left button.
4. Click the "Show" option. After that, the key can be read and copied.
Desktop special utilities display hidden fields not only in browsers, but also in programs. The contents of the given strings appear directly in the form or in the viewer interface.
Below are the most popular solutions.
Tiny tool. Opens data in rows automatically after hovering over (data appears in an additional panel).
Able to remove "masks" in Internet Explorer.
Reads all passwords every 3 seconds and displays them in a separate window. But it can also remove asterisks in separate lines on hover.
An improved version of the once very popular Open Pass program.
Independently searches for hidden fields in forms. It comes in two versions for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Does not require installation in the system.
Successful recovery of hidden data!
