How to reveal passwords (asterisks) on web pages using Google Chrome Inspect Element tool

Michał Turecki — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:23:52 +0000

A quick howto:

Right click on a password box with password entered into it by a password manager or another user and select "Inspect element". If right mouse button is disabled - press F12 and try again.
Make a note of id="xxx" property on the input tag
In the address bar type (case sensitive):
```
javascript:alert(document.getElementById('xxx').value);
```
Where xxx is the name identified in step 2.

You should see the alert window displaying the hidden password.

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