Password value visible with Inspect

  1. #1

    Password value visible with Inspect

    Ext.Net 4.5.1

    User control containing a password field. The value of the password is visible when right-clicking and choosing Inspect (Google Chrome 66)

    Default.aspx

    <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
    
    <%@ Register Src="UserPassword.ascx" TagName="UserPass" TagPrefix="uc" %>
    
    <script runat="server">
    
       protected void Page_Load( object sender, EventArgs e )
       {
          if ( !X.IsAjaxRequest )
          {
             this.BindUser();
          }
       }
    
       public void BindUser()
       {
          userPass1.UserName = "AliBaba";
          userPass1.Password = "OpenSesame";
       }
    </script>
    
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    
    <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <head runat="server">
       <title>Password inspect bug</title>
    </head>
    <body>
       <form id="form1" runat="server">
          <ext:ResourceManager runat="server" />
    
          <ext:Window
             ID="Window1"
             runat="server"
             Icon="User"
             Closable="false"
             Title="Customer Details"
             Width="350"
             Height="230"
             Resizable="false"
             BodyStyle="background-color:#fff;"
             BodyPadding="5"
             Layout="Anchor">
             <Items>
                <ext:Panel ID="panel1" runat="server" Header="false" Layout="FitLayout">
                   <Content>
                      <uc:UserPass ID="userPass1" runat="server"></uc:UserPass>
                   </Content>
                </ext:Panel>
             </Items>
          </ext:Window>
       </form>
    </body>
    </html>
    UserPassword.ascx

    <%@ Control Language="C#" %>
    
    <script runat="server">
       public string UserName
       {
          get { return this.txtUser.Text; }
          set { this.txtUser.Text = value; }
       }
    
       public string Password
       {
          get { return this.txtPassword.Text; }
          set { this.txtPassword.Text = value; }
       }
    </script>
    
    <ext:Panel ID="panel1" runat="server" BodyPadding="5" Layout="AnchorLayout">
       <Items>
          <ext:Panel ID="panel2" runat="server" Border="false" Header="false" AnchorHorizontal="100%" Layout="FormLayout">
             <Items>
                <ext:TextField ID="txtUser" runat="server" FieldLabel="User" />
                <ext:TextField ID="txtPassword" runat="server" FieldLabel="Password" InputType="Password" />
             </Items>
          </ext:Panel>
       </Items>
    </ext:Panel>
    Are there any known workarounds?
  2. #2
    Hello!

    I'm afraid this is rather a browser limitation, not Ext.NET's. You can see discussions and some suggestions here. There may be specific solutions using 3rd party ASP.NET libraries (or maybe native ASP.NET authorization tracking features) to keep users from finding passwords.

    - Prevent user to find password through Firebug/Chrome Dev Tools

    Browser-wise, maybe a good option at least to hinder the attack (as brute-force reverse engineering of the hashed string may still be possible -- but time-consuming), would be to bind the password field and replace its contents with an obfuscated/hashed password that you can translate. Such options go beyond Ext.NET scope but are discussed at least in the topic in the link above.

    That's probably one of the reasons why some services like Google and GitHub offers 2-factor authentication.

    Hope this helps!
    Fabrício Murta
    Developer & Support Expert
  3. #3
    Thanks FabrÃ*cio!

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