Show and Verify Passwords in text form instead of Asterisks

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When entering a password credential into a password secret field on web page or form, normally the password is masked as asterisk so that no other people that happens to be around the computer will be able to read or view the password entered. So how to make sure and verify that password typed is correct? There are various programs to reveal the hidden asterisk password, however, View Passwords Bookmarklet proves to be easier.

“Show Password in Text Form” Bookmarklet is especially if user user web browser or third party application such as Gator to save and autofill in the user name and password for various web services and Internet applications. Although the password manager will auto fill in the password, it’s still been masked as asterisks in the password field. So when user want to switch browsers, upgrade to a new computer, or simply want to record down the password, “Show Password in Text Form” Bookmarklet can retrieve and display the password covered behind asterisked text on screen.

To use “Show Password in Text Form” Bookmarklet, simply add the following link as bookmark or favorite, and click click on the bookmark or favorite when require to reveal and view the actual text contents of password fields, or simply copy and paste the JavaScript code into the browser’s address bar or location bar. There are two similar View Passwords bookmarklets available, with differences explained.

This Bookmarklet will replace the Password in “********” form to “password”

Example-  When you will click the Show Passwords in Text Forms Bookmarklet it will replace the Asterisks to Plain Text.

- Password         Plain text Password

Show Password in Text Form 

Code-

javascript:(function(){var IN = document.getElementsByTagName("input");for(var i=0; i<IN.length; ++i){F = IN[i];if (F.type.toLowerCase() == "password"){if(document.all){var n = document.createElement("input");for(var k in F.attributes) if(k.toLowerCase() != 'type'){try{n[k] = F[k]}catch(err){}};F.parentNode.replaceChild(n,F);}else{F.type="text"}}}})()

Above View Passwords Bookmarklet will replace and show detected passwords in the same field, so make sure that anyone is not near you.

 


This Bookmarklet will display the Password in a new Pop-up window.

 

Password Reveal

Code-

javascript:(function(){var message,formss,j,form,i; message = ""; formss = document.forms; for(j=0; j<formss.length; ++j) { form = formss[j]; for (i=0; i<form.length; ++i) { if (form[i].type.toLowerCase() == "password") message += form[i].value + "\n"; } } if (message) alert("Here is the passwords on this page:\n" + message +"\n\n\n" + "Visit %C2%BB%C2%BB%C2%BB www.globinch.com"); else alert("This page does not have any HTML passwords" +"\n\n\n" + "Visit %C2%BB%C2%BB%C2%BB www.globinch.com"); })();

Example-

     Password reveal pop-up


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- Ishan Farooq

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