We use the "Remember Me" feature in most form logins to help the signing in process faster. But taking advantage of that sometimes makes us forget what our real passwords are. If you often stare at the asterisks and wonder what’s your actual password, try this trick. It uses Javascript alert popup to reveal you the password behind the asterisks.
Retrieving password behind asterisks
This trick only work on Firefox browser. On any page or login forms with asterisks passwords, copy paste the following Javascript into the url bar and hit enter. Your password should display on a popup window.
Make a bookmarklet
if you think you will be using this quite often, try creating a bookmarket out of it. Just drag Retrieve Passwd to your Firefox bookmark toolbar, rename if you want.
The next time you want to retrieve your passwords from asterisks, just click on your bookmarklet.
via raymond.cc
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Comments
Aizat December 17th, 2007
This is great.. I wonder what is my password. when i reformat my pc and i don’t now what is my password and it really make me crazy
Replyhongkiat December 17th, 2007
I use to write all my passwords down in a paper notebook. Somehow I don’t really trust digital copy :-)
ReplyTechnology Slice December 20th, 2007
That’s pretty neat. Saves a lot of work when passwords are lost.
Replyjoe December 20th, 2007
doesn’t work for me… i drop it into the URL bar and execute, but nothing happens
Replyhongkiat December 20th, 2007
Sorry, must be some spacing there. Try now, it should work.
Replyduckmonstre primative May 6th, 2008
Whee. Saved my something awful account when they did another “Go no further till you change your email” and I realised I don’t know my current one (relying on the browser)
TA MAN!
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