how to hide password character in text field

Question

I know how to let user input their password with input type="password" field in JSP. But I get their input password using servlet, it would show all characters. How do you hide these characters in regular HTML or JSP?

For instance, if I have

password: MKS09js5

how do I hide or make the password **? (This is not for search or input)

Are you asking how to conceal the password across the network in case someone's packet-sniffing? Or are you saying your servlet receives the password in plaintext instead of `********`, and you would like to make it `*********`to make it difficult for the servlet? — MxLDevs, Dec 10 '13 at 20:36
My servlet stores the password in plaintext. I have provided a JSP to display user info like username and password etc. In that JSP, the password for this user is currently displayed in plaintext. How can I display it with *****? — user3014926, Dec 10 '13 at 21:07
Couldn't you just manually render it as `******`? Like literally hardcode it. I mean, presumably they're supposed to know their password. Unless you want the exact number of `*`'s? — MxLDevs, Dec 10 '13 at 21:08
The answer below didn't really answer my question since this is used to ask for user input. — user3014926, Dec 10 '13 at 21:08
What do you mean by "manually type ******"? This ****** is the password from my mysql database. I just want to print this to JSP with encryption. — user3014926, Dec 10 '13 at 21:11
That is what I am confused about. If all the user is going to see is ****** then why not just hardcode that value in your JSP so that it will be rendered as a sequence of *'s? — MxLDevs, Dec 10 '13 at 21:13
Agree with MxyL. What will the purpose of this password field be. Do you want the user to be able to see their password or not? I don't get it. If you wanted the user to just know this is a password field then like @MxyL says hard code the ****. — Jetnor, Dec 10 '13 at 22:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 10 '19 at 07:11

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Hopefully this can help you.

<form:password path="password_field_name" value="my_password"/>

answered Jan 10 '19 at 07:11

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score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '13 at 20:27

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You can use the input type "password" property as shown in w3schools website.

<form>
 Password: <input type="password" name="pwd">
 </form>

W3Schools tutorial

answered Dec 10 '13 at 20:27

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I know how to do with input type. – user3014926 Dec 10 '13 at 21:03
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9419780/javascript-show-hide-password Maybe this is what you want? – Jetnor Dec 10 '13 at 22:32

how to hide password character in text field

password: MKS09js5

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