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password ("see password" feature)

We have just purchased an Apple desktop for my wife and an AirPort router. While setting the router password, on my G5, I used the "see password" feature. It is a great feature, I can see the letters, of the password, as I key them in.

While my wife was setting up a password on her new desktop and she used a "1" in her password. She later locked a preference and realized she had to change it. When she enter the password it was rejected. We later realized that when she first created the password a "1" was not entered, due to a sticky "1" key. We entered the password without the "1" and it worked. If we had the "see password" feature we wouldn't have this problem.

Is there a any way I can have the "see password" feature on all our passwords?

We have two Mac's a G5 & a desktop.

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on May 21, 2007 12:53 PM

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Aug 16, 2007 12:47 PM in response to oldmanfromil

No. It's a security feature. However, you can launch Keychain Access in /Apps/Utilities/, select the login.keychain, unlock the lock, select any keychain item, click on show password, enter your admin password, and review what you used. It's prudent to always write down any username/password combo and where used, so you don't have these problems. However, that should be kept under lock & key.

password ("see password" feature)

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