Okta Password is Showing as Plain Text in the Browser Developer Tools
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Administration
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
Users can view their password in plain text in the browser developer tools if they check the payload sent to Okta after authentication.
Applies To
- Security
- Password Authenticator
- Okta Identity Engine (OIE)
- Okta Classic Engine
Solution
Authentication requests to Okta transmit credentials securely over HTTPS, using TLS to protect data in transit. While this prevents interception over the network, users can still view their own request details within their browser's developer tools. Because the user's browser originates the request, this localized visibility is entirely normal and standard practice across all modern web applications.
Example of how the password is shown inside the answer request in developer tools:
