Saved Passwoerd ER605 Weird Issue
I just recently setup an ER605 Router and had Firefox save the password. It does Autofill however each time I login it asks if I want to update the Password and the password it wants to update it to is not what I typed in, its just a jumble of letters and numbers. What would cause such behavior?
Jimmy
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Is the dots showing as saved password bothering you like the screenshot you provided?
If so, here are some reasons that the saved password appear as dots:
Anti-spying: The dot prevents others from directly seeing the password from beside the screen (especially in public places or on shared computers).
Anti-malware: Some malicious programs capture screen content; hiding the password reduces the risk of theft.
Anti-accidental operation: Prevents users from accidentally clicking "Show Password" and forgetting to restore it to hidden state.
Regarding the browser each time asks if you want to update the password, this is mainly used to accommodate password change scenarios and ensure security.
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Thanks for posting in our business forum.
Is the dots showing as saved password bothering you like the screenshot you provided?
If so, here are some reasons that the saved password appear as dots:
Anti-spying: The dot prevents others from directly seeing the password from beside the screen (especially in public places or on shared computers).
Anti-malware: Some malicious programs capture screen content; hiding the password reduces the risk of theft.
Anti-accidental operation: Prevents users from accidentally clicking "Show Password" and forgetting to restore it to hidden state.
Regarding the browser each time asks if you want to update the password, this is mainly used to accommodate password change scenarios and ensure security.
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@Hank21 No it's not the Dots, it's the part where it thinks I'm typing in a different password and it wants to update it. If I unmask the dots it shows the password as something different each time. Below is 2 current examples of what it wants to update the password to, I logged in then logged out and back in again.
ce01377dab2796b1af2df16ed42a5ac3f02a1608e782b8128910d6340ebd52d139c952d9f49e2cf27b89b893e51540d2f487d946201fb3b44b2711894b8b6d2df5cc58675c4d4e1f45e8f2e5f9b4c7ec30e7be7d877a97376f337d908d4ce83dbe31994be4d0d0642c793845d972b3c75ae3c58c9ebf8e77961b1e5c01ce6704
afc05e6c687109406baf4dc4d3902c2c0f984d1b9ecae94d59954d4d9ca88f2800b1393a7f2b680ef83252a6c69193b8b6c28bfcad3aefdcd0461965a395aff96c409284374450ff86626074bab06f1a0ad0bd39458fd78768ad6325eba8d4a705a74a99c4ecb6c5503dd79f98cff343234535f344905c9a0a098f7279605db3
The first time it happened I though well maybe it's encrypting the password somehow and I selected Update, however that didn't work next time I logged in and it autofilled it said it was the wrong password so I cleared it and typed it manually again only for it to ask if I want to update it again and this time I noticed it was an entirely different password it want to update it to.
This is not a major issue, i can live with it I just find it odd that it's doing that and was wondering if anyone else had seen this.
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Hi @JimmiJam
Since your current browser is Firefox, you may try to test with different browsers and see if the same thing would happen.
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