Password under the asterisks windows 7. How to view the password under the asterisks and dots using a browser and programs

In this article, you will learn:

• How to find out the password under the asterisks in the Opera browser
• How to open the password under the asterisks in the browser Mozilla Firefox
• How to display password under asterisks in Google Crhome browser
• View password under asterisks in Comodo Dragon browser

Opening passwords under asterisks

Almost all browsers visually hide user-entered passwords in form fields under asterisks for user security. This increases the security of authentication data, so that a person standing or sitting next to them will not see and subsequently cannot use the spy password.

You can see the password under the asterisks using special programs. But it is much easier to open the password using the browser's source viewer function. You don't need any special knowledge for this. Just follow the instructions.

Password under asterisks in Opera browser

Open the Opera browser and go to the online service, mail or other sites, the password of which must be displayed. In this case, I need to find out my Gmail password.

The first thing you will see is a window for entering your username and password. The login is always displayed, and the password is intentionally hidden under the asterisks.

Opera Browser

In order to view the password, right-click somewhere on the field for entering the password and at the bottom of the drop-down menu select Inspect Element Opera Browser

After that, a small window will appear at the bottom of the screen - Development Panel. In this window, among other things, the code will highlight the line in which you need to change the display type Type, more precisely, what is in quotes between the word Password and the word Text.

Opera browser

After you've changed the value, click anywhere in the browser window, and a hidden password will appear under the asterisks at the top of the screen in the password field. In my case, the password was "spysoftnet123".

Password under asterisks in Opera browser

Password under asterisks in Mozilla Firefox browser

In the Mozilla Firefox browser, everything is the same, only the menu item will be called Explore item... As shown in the screenshot:

Password under asterisks in Google Chrome browser

In the browser Google chrome same. In order to find out the password under the asterisks, you must click on the Inspect Element menu.

Password under the asterisks in the Comodo Dragon browser

You can display the password under the asterisks in the Comodo Dragon browser in the same way as in the Google Chrome browser.

Password under the asterisks in the browser in Comodo Dragon

Well, that's it. This method works now and will work in the future. If something is not clear ask in the comments.

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Hello everyone Today I will tell you how to view the password under the dots. Some users are looking for this information on the Internet, looking for some programs, but in fact, you don't need to look for anything guys.

But why is the password hidden under the dots at all, what's the catch? I, too, at one time could not understand why it was necessary at all, because it only causes inconvenience, because it is invisible, but then I understood everything. The fact is that the password is a super-secret infa, you know? And therefore, if you enter a password, and there is someone nearby, then that someone can see your password! This is why he is hidden

But few people know that in order to find out the password under the dots, there is a function for this in any browser. So, here's a field for you that has a password under the dots, see:

This is open Google Chrome, now what needs to be done? You need to right-click on this field with these points and select View Code there:

Then you will have a window open where there will be a lot of all kinds of code. I forgot to say that for convenience, you need to do all this when the browser is open in full screen. It's easier that way. Well, you will see a window with the code open, a piece of code will be highlighted there, here's how I have it highlighted:

Now comes the most important thing. This code is the insides of the site, so to speak. What is highlighted, it usually begins on input, and this is a tag, well, it doesn't really matter. The main thing here is this part, see:

If you decipher this, well, not what I highlighted with a frame, but in general what is highlighted in blue, then this is what it turns out. This is the input tag, the text input tag. This tag has parameters, they are listed there, there is a type parameter, there is a class parameter, and others. Here, the type parameter is set to password, this is precisely for the password to be dots. You just need to change this value. It will be enough just to literally change the word password, to anything, as long as it is not password, well, for example, I just add one. But how to change? Press password twice, then the word password will be highlighted like this:

And then just enter the unit there, so it looks like this:

If you did everything correctly, then the changes automatically take effect, so to speak, and immediately where you have a password under the dots, then now you will not have dots, the password will be displayed:

The panel with the code itself can already be closed:

Well guys, is everything clear? I hope that everything is clear and as you can see, finding out the password under the dots is easy and you don't need to download any programs

For other browsers, everything is the same. In Yandex Browser, right-click on the field, and there is an item Explore element:

In Mozilla, you need to click on Explore element:

In the browser Internet Explorer you may have a button like this next to the password:

If you hold it down, the password will be displayed. But it will be visible only if this button is pressed. But just in case, I'll also say that here, well, to see the password without this button, you need to right-click on the password field, select the Check item item there:

And then, just like in Mozilla, a code will appear below, where you yourself already know what to do:

Well, that's all the guys, as you can see there is nothing complicated here. But, to be honest, I used to, well, when I didn’t know how to look at the password under the dots, I couldn’t even think that everything was so simple. I hope that everything was clear to you here, but if I wrote something wrong, then I'm sorry. I wish you good luck in life so that everything in it would be good

15.12.2016

- the main means of protecting information. Passwords are used almost everywhere: to turn on the computer, to access files, to view e-mail, or to enter your personal account on websites. The typical computer user has to remember at least a dozen different passwords. Therefore, it is not surprising that sometimes these passwords are forgotten.

On the surface, a forgotten password is a disaster. You will no longer be able to gain access to what is protected by this password. However, sometimes not everything is so scary. For example, if your password is saved on your computer and is displayed as dots or asterisks, then the chances that you will be able to recover it are quite high.

As you may have guessed, this article will discuss how to view the password under the asterisks. We will look at three ways at once that will allow you to do this easily without much effort.

The password under the asterisks in the browser is easy mining. It is very easy to learn it; you don't even need any additional software for this.

If you are using the Google Chrome browser, right-click on the text field with a password under the asterisks and select "View item code".

After that, you will see a window with the HTML code of this page. The line with the password entry form will be highlighted.

Next, you need to change the type of this field from "type \u003d" password "" to "type \u003d" text "". To do this, right-click on the selected line (the line with the password field) and select the "Edit as HTML" item in the menu that appears.

After that you will be able to edit this line.

In order to change the type of the text field, replace type \u003d "password" with type \u003d "text". There is no need to change other parameters of this time frame. After you have edited the line, press the F2 key to turn off the HTML code editing mode.

After these manipulations, the password on the page will become visible.

Similarly, you can see the password under the asterisks in the Mozilla Firefox browser... To do this, open the page with the saved password, right-click on the field with asterisks and select "Explore element".

After that, the HTML code of the page will open in front of you, in which the line for entering the password will be highlighted.

As before, you need to change the type of the text field from type \u003d "password" to type \u003d "text". To do this, double-click on the type \u003d "password" parameter.

Then you can edit this parameter. After changing the type of the text field, the password under the asterisks will become visible.

In Internet Explorer, everything is done exactly the same.... Open the page with the password under the asterisks, click on the password field with the right mouse button and select the item "Check element".

After that, the HTML code of the page will open in front of you.

Double click on the parameter that you want to edit.

In the text field that appears, change "password" to "text" and the password for the pages becomes visible.

How to view the password under the asterisks in the browser settings

In addition, there is another way to find out passwords under the asterisks in your browser. To do this, just go to the program settings and view the saved passwords.

In the Google Chrome browser, this is done as follows... Open the main menu and go to "Settings".

In Settings, scroll down the page and click on the "Show advanced settings" link. And then click on the link "Manage saved passwords", which is located in the "Passwords and Forms" section.

In order to see the password, just select the desired site from the list and click on the "Show" button.

Mozilla Firefox also has this feature. In order to see you need to open "Settings", go to the "Protection" tab and click on the "Saved Passwords" button.

After that, a window will open in front of you, in which you need to click on the "Show passwords" button.

After that, you can view all passwords under the asterisks in the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Viewing passwords in other programs

The browser is far from the only program that saves passwords. If you need to view the saved password in your FTP client or another program, then you need to resort to using third-party programs.

In order to see the password under the asterisks in other programs, you can use the pwdcrack program. This program is completely free and can be downloaded from the website.

To use this program, you need to click on the "Enable" button and move the cursor over the password field. After that, the pwdcrack program will display the password you need.

Protecting your own information when working on the network is required. You need to use a password both when restricting the entrance to the computer, and email, personal accounts of accounts of social networks, sites for work and leisure. In practice, it is not always possible and safe to use one type of typed characters. In some cases, the site independently generates a code word. Therefore, it becomes necessary to save a set of characters in order to provide quick access for work in the future.

How to see the password instead of asterisks

When you need to find out the hidden code

An experienced user always duplicates secret information to enter the office on the page of a separate text document.

There may be several situations when you want to view the stored cipher:

• the need to use a browser from different developers;
• possible use of another electronic device to enter the office;
• the need to confirm their actions, for example, when changing the stored credentials;
• the need to unblock access to the device if it is impossible to recover the password.

Saved password under asterisks
can be seen different ways... The hidden character set in the browser is easily accessible for viewing, and re-entering the saved code to access the program or device will require the installation of a special utility.

View code in a browser

To see the password under the asterisks in a separate browser, use the HTML Viewer.

For google browser Chrome the order of actions will be as follows:

1. We go to the desired page, and select the visible asterisks in the graph.
2. We select the menu code after pressing the right mouse button - "View element code".
   Fig 1. After pressing the right mouse button, select the view of the element code
3. We find in the interface of the lower right part of the desktop the position with the "input - type" command, which will be highlighted in color.

The ability to see the password in other browsers instead of dots is also provided. The pop-up window in Firefox contains the command line "Explore the element", in Opera - "View the element code." To see the password instead of the dots in the Microsoft browser, you will need to follow a slightly different algorithm:

• in an open window, call the snap menu by pressing the F12 key;
• by pressing the key combination "Ctrl + F" call the search menu;
• set the word "password", find the desired location.

It is the English word that provides quick access to information in personal accountto your social network account.

Dear friends, today we will learn how to view the password under the asterisks. But first, you will need to figure out which programs or sites data can be viewed, as well as under what conditions. In general, before performing any actions, you will need to understand the situation a little.

So, you can see the following passwords:

• From any login on any site using a browser. This will be useful if you have changed the password, for example, from your mailbox and have forgotten it. The recovery procedure is far from the most interesting. But if this data is saved in the browser itself, then you can view it without any problems.
• From Wi-Fi on a computer or laptop (if they are already connected to the network). So, you came to visit a friend, and he does not know the password for his Wi-Fi. You might think: how so, is it impossible? Friends, this is as much as possible! But you can find a way out of this situation.

We remind you once again that to view the password, the data must be stored in the browser (for the first case) or in the computer itself (for the second case). Now you can proceed directly to the action.

We put on gloves and perform the operation ...

So, we slowly got to the most important thing: how to view the password under the asterisks. From the above examples, we realized that this can be done in two cases. Accordingly, we will consider them.

In browsers

• We will look at this example using the Google Chrome browser. The situation with other browsers will be described later. So, run Chrome on your computer or laptop.
• Next, open the required site.
• Find the fields for entering login-password information on the page of the running site and right-click on your password under the asterisks.
• In the menu that appears, click on "View Code".
• A special panel will open on the right, where a certain field will be highlighted in blue.

HTML code of the page in Google Chrome

• Here we will need to change "type \u003d password" to "type \u003d text". To do this, double-click the left mouse button on the word password, type the word text instead and press the Enter key.

You need to change "type \u003d password" to "type \u003d text"

• Now, in the password field, you will see the combination that you used to enter a specific site.

Other browsers allow you to do this too. The steps are repeated, with the exception of the fourth point: in Opera you will need to select the item "Inspect element", and in Mozilla Firefox you will need to select the item "Inspect element". In other browsers, instructions from Chrome are suitable, since they are built on the same engine. For example, you can safely perform these manipulations in Yandex Browser.

Wi-Fi password

• Go to the "Control Panel" menu, which is located in "Start".
• Now open the "Network and Internet" tab.
• Next, launch "View Network Status and Tasks".
• In the window that appears, you will see a map of the connection to the World Wide Web. Your wireless network will be on active networks (the text you need is highlighted in blue). Click on it.
• In the new dialog box, click on the Wireless Properties button.

• Now open the "Security" tab and check the box next to "Show entered characters". Thus, you can see the password instead of asterisks from the wireless Wi-Fi network, even if it is not on the router.

How to show and find out the password instead of asterisks in other programs?

It is important to understand that if you want to hack or find out someone else's password, then such manipulations are punishable by law. This is strictly confidential information that should not be violated in any case. For this, you can get a real term in accordance with part one of Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Illegal access to computer information." But if you need it specifically for yourself (that is, if you need a password for your own page or mail), then you can try special third-party programs.

Please note that no one guarantees their functionality. You especially need to be careful with paid serviceswho can offer you similar services. They can deceive you and take money, so it is better to try to restore access yourself by official means and methods. As a last resort, you can directly contact the service for which you have lost the password to recover your data.

Conclusion

Dear readers, today we have tried to find out how to see or show a password instead of asterisks from your login on sites or from a wireless network on a computer or laptop running the Windows operating system. Recall again that to perform these actions, you need to store the data in the browser (for the first case) and in the computer itself (for the second case). Other methods will already mean hacking and theft of confidential information. We considered viewing the information already available.

1. In the browser, you need to right-click on the password field, then select the "Source code" item (for example, Google Chrome) and type the word text instead of the word password, only then press the Enter key on the keyboard.
2. To view the password from Wi-Fi, you need to go to the network settings, which are one of the items in the control panel, open the properties of the wireless network and in the "Security" tab, put a checkmark next to the item "Show entered characters".

We hope that everything worked out for you, and you were able to restore access to your mail or any account. Tell us in the comments why you might need such an operation. Which of the above methods did you use to accomplish your goal?