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How can I see what my own password is?

How can I see what my own password is?

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I posted a login that I always used, I thought was correct but it got bumped, incorrect password.

So I have my password stored and I can log in using that but how do I figure out what the password actually is?

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I posted a login that I always used, I thought was correct but it got bumped, incorrect password.

So I have my password stored and I can log in using that but how do I figure out what the password actually is?
I think the way forward is the option "reset password". You can't actually retrieve your passwrod as far as I know. But you can set your password again, after having reset it and got a use once one by the site.

Russ
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Yes, you will need to do a reset - passwords cannot be retrieved.

wolfgang59
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Originally posted by sonhouse
I posted a login that I always used, I thought was correct but it got bumped, incorrect password.

So I have my password stored and I can log in using that but how do I figure out what the password actually is?
Refer to the postit note inside the cover of your hardback copy of "A Brief History of Time"




😲 Or is that just me?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
Refer to the postit note inside the cover of your hardback copy of "A Brief History of Time"




😲 Or is that just me?
Post-It's (R) with passwords or password hints are very common. My colleague writes them down in his old calendar...I am a Post-It(R) man myself 🙂

mwmiller
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Originally posted by sonhouse
I posted a login that I always used, I thought was correct but it got bumped, incorrect password.

So I have my password stored and I can log in using that but how do I figure out what the password actually is?
Are you using firefox? If yes, go to tools/options/security/saved passwords/ show passwords.
You will see a list of passwords that are saved for all of your internet sites, and will also have the option to see them.

I don't know what other browsers have but they may have a similar option.

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Originally posted by mwmiller
Are you using firefox? If yes, go to tools/options/security/saved passwords/ show passwords.
You will see a list of passwords that are saved for all of your internet sites, and will also have the option to see them.

I don't know what other browsers have but they may have a similar option.
I could have phrased this differently.
You will see a list of sites for which passwords are saved, and you will have the option to see the actual password.

There, that's a little better.

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