Comments on: peek at password fields in XP

Question: peek at password fields in XP

alan — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:42:11 -0800

I've forgotten an sFTP password and need to recover it. The account is setup and working in EditPlus. Many years ago I remember using a Windows utility that allowed you to drag an icon over any ******* password field and the password would be revealed. I can't remember the name of this utility. Google reveals many other utilities that might do the same thing, but I ph33r the Russian Hax0rs. Does anyone know of a crap-ware free program that can help me? Operating System XP Home.

By: TinTitan

TinTitan — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:58:10 -0800

I've had some success with X-pass to recover passwords for users that had forgotten them. Although I have mostly used it on 2k, it's supposed to work on XP as well. It's freeware and there is an MD5 checksum for your safety.

Although if the sFTP program was written with security in mind, this will not work. For example, you cannot use this app to reveal the passwords in Bruce Schneier's Password Safe. Something to do with wether the actual password is stored in the UI or not.

By: alan

alan — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:23:13 -0800

Not the one I was looking for, but works the same, thanks.

(And I meant to say WinSCP, not EditPlus, in the original post).

By: grouse

grouse — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:26:38 -0800

TinTitan: That's scary.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:05:34 -0800

Also - pwHack
{ Use at your own peril; Even though I didn't, I could have filled it with the Russian Hacker Goodness }

By: trondant

trondant — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:03:05 -0800

Snadboy's Revelation has worked for me.

By: alan

alan — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:11:41 -0800

Ah ha, Revelation was the one I used before. Many thanks.

By: glenwood

glenwood — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:26:09 -0800

snadboy has saved my butt several times.

By: ruelle

ruelle — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:24:40 -0800

This is good to know.