recover hidden passwords from asterisks

[thewolfe]

I used to use what I thought was Astriskkey to see passwords as astricks but I tried it and doesn't seem to work. Has anyone used it or is there another free progie?

Sorry, I tried to find a password in another app and Astriskey worked. You can take this post down if you like.

[thewolfe]

And further more.......it worked on a program but not a website.

[TechPro]

What program (or programs) are you dealing with that doesn't obscure the password characters?

My opinion - Any program that doesn't obscure password characters is poorly made.

Also my opinion - Any website that doesn't obscure password characters cannot be trusted and should NEVER be accessed.

[thewolfe]

Hi TechPro,

Most all sites have asterisks for passwords when you sign in. And some sites have auto login so all the info is there but the password is in asterisks. So......if some one can't remember their password you can use something like "Astriskey " to see the password.

This isn't for me but for someone who can't recall their password for a particular site.

[fliptw]

most websites have a password recovery feature.

This program sounds like a nice front to steal passwords.

[Jeff250]

In Firefox, Preferences -> Security -> Saved Passwords -> Show Passwords.

[sdfgeoff]

If you use firefox you can use the plugin "firebug" to find it.

1) right-click on the password box
2) select "Inspect Element"
3) When firebug pops up down the bottom hunt for the place on the selected line that reads type="Password"
4) Change that to type="Text"
5) Surprise! the password is now visible. On page reload it will be back to invisible.

in theory you could use this to have your friend uncover their password.....