We have shared many tricks and tools to reveal hidden passwords behind masks, the simplest of them uses a small javascript bookmark to unearth the hidden password behind asterisk mask across any web-browser and platform supporting Javascript.

Apart from the illegitimate use of hacking someones else's saved password, unmasking hidden password's can be really useful in situations where users have forgotten there passwords saved in web-browser autofill settings. User's can now enjoy this functionality easily by installing the free, Google Chrome extension "Show Password on Focus" which as the name suggests unveils any password hidden behind bullet mask by simply clicking on that field.