Password Visible Option

[TheBeardedBaby]

There's another option to use a safe method for logging in and not worry about the copy/paste malware. KeePass I a perfect tool, you store your credentials in the program and when you log in you just use the autofill option. It's perfect for keeping btc addresses so no virus can access the info because no clipboard is used.
People say that keeping passwords protected with only one password is not a good way,  but the program is well protected against bruteforce and in the same time doesn't keep the key file and the database on the same place. You can also use a hardware key for additional security.

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[Lorence.xD]

Don't really think most people actually has that much difficulty when typing passwords? Bitcointalk doesn't usually add the tiny features frequently but it would be fairly easy to do so.

Another way that I can think of when you don't want to do mistakes when you are typing your password is just to always stay logged in, I think that there is a checkbox for that. Also why would you forget the password of your most used account? I mean it should be muscle memory for your fingers to type the password of the account.

[ranochigo]

Another way that I can think of when you don't want to do mistakes when you are typing your password is just to always stay logged in, I think that there is a checkbox for that. Also why would you forget the password of your most used account? I mean it should be muscle memory for your fingers to type the password of the account.

That's a solution but that doesn't address the problem directly. There is a reason why people don't stay logged in all the time and it's perfectly justified.

Topic isn't about forgetting the password but rather about mistyping it which can happen from time to time. Really doesn't need much discussion on this as it's really a non-issue. Don't need further discussion on this, go modify the html elements or use a browser script to do so.

[tranthidung]

I'm not sure if it creates any liabilities for the forum or not to offer this as a built-in feature, I'd guess it is probably not a good idea from a security perspective. But it is fairly easy to do it on most browsers by right-clicking, inspecting the element, and changing the <input type="password"* to <input type="text"* and the password will display. A few steps but shouldn't be too hard to script a plugin or something if you really wanted it.  

It is for coder like suchmoon. He developed a tool for the forum that is likely neglected since November 2020.  

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You should also avoid cut/copy & pasting passwords, as the 'clipboard' in your machine is definitely not a secure place for a password.

KeePass I a perfect tool, you store your credentials in the program and when you log in you just use the autofill option.

I agree with the risk of compromises by copy-paste steps. @Great Arkansas wrote a good topic on password and recommended some password managers.

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[lovesmayfamilis]

I do not know what kind of carelessness and how thick fingers you need to have to regularly enter the wrong password on a computer. If the difficulty in entering the password is on the computer, then you need to use the password managers of Roboform, KeePass I, Bitwarden. Trusting various extensions that can reveal passwords is very dangerous.
But if I understood correctly, the difficulty of entering the password lies in the mobile device. In this case, entering the password will be visible, if you press the key for a long time, then the letter becomes visible for some time. Thus, you see the letters being entered. The only thing, of course, is to be careful.
In any case, it is likely that on other sites you use a convenient way to enter a visible password. It might play a cruel joke on you someday.
Viruses exist for all systems today. Imagine what information will be received by the RAT remote access virus, which regularly sends screenshots of the passwords you enter?

[PrimeNumber7]

I don't think such thing is needed. I'm not sure how safe it would be looking from security perspective.

When you enter your password before you click "login", the password is stored in RAM locally. The only potential security implication is someone may see the text on the screen, but users will be aware of this before clicking a button to display the typed password.

It is generally best to use some kind of password manager to avoid reusing passwords and to easily save and keep track fo each of your passwords.

[iamsheikhadil]

It's a very risky option, specially people who use public WiFi or use the forum on their phones and might try to login in a public place. Now, the arguments against these points are strong, and I can see why that feature can be useful and quite convenient but the problem that it solves isn't really big, if one mistypes their password, just try again slowly and carefully, and surely you will be able to type the correct one.

[Evilish]

A roundabout way of achieving the same is right clicking the password field, going to inspect element, and changing field type to "text" from "password".

Code:

<input type="password" name="passwrd" value="" size="20">

to

Code:

<input type="text" name="passwrd" value="" size="20">

This is how it will look like on the login page.



It will only be a temporary change, which will reset every time you refresh the page. You can easily create a userscript to make this change more permanent on your browser.

[libert19]

Bruh, retype or just type in notepad or smth and copy :/

[Pmalek]

I do not know what kind of carelessness and how thick fingers you need to have to regularly enter the wrong password on a computer.

That happens to me regularly because I use big and small letters and special cases. Sometimes I don't release shift in time and a lowercase character accidently gets entered as an uppercase one, and vice versa. I log out after each session and sometimes it can be a pain in the ass. After a few wrong entries, I type it in slowly and it works. It's not a big deal really.

Bruh, retype or just type in notepad or smth and copy :/

Copying it to your clipboard or memory isn't good either. The previous posts by a few users explain why.

[KryptoKings]

Thank you guys for some very good suggestions. I am sure this will help many like me. I hope we get more good features in new forum.

[nakamura12]

With or without the show password option in the forum it is still the same once you log on to the forum so, no matter what you do even if you mistyped the password many times you can always use the username field box or try to change the password into text shown in the oage source refer to image in above post. I have try most of it except the add on or the extension and it works.

[Findingnemo]

Thank you guys for some very good suggestions. I am sure this will help many like me. I hope we get more good features in new forum.

No one mentioned about the password reset option? So no worries even if you forgot or mistype your password while registering or logging, just use password reset and reset the right password carefully by clicking the link sent to your email.

[UserU]

Actually quite a number of browsers (Chromium) support revealing the password (provided the Save Password feature is enabled) the moment you login.

When I use Brave, it shows up.

[Pmalek]

@UserU
Allowing your browser to save your passwords isn't good for your security. The passwords are stored locally on your machine and it's easy to find out where. Depending on which operating system and browser you use, the only thing a malicious user would need to reveal your password is the password you use for booting your OS. I think that for some browsers, not even that is required.

If you share your computer with other people and visit a site, your browser will automatically fill in your login details. The password will be protected by asterixis. Using the inspect element option explained previously several times, it's possible to reveal those passwords.