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TIL How to Un-asterisk a password

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TAGS: webdev

Sometimes, you want the password to something that is in asterisks.

For example: I needed to grab the api password of a site in production to use in local. The password is saved on the server, but in asterisks. This is how you un-mask it.

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Note: This is a old password used for a service at my old job. I no longer use that site.

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