Note that the cookies do not include passwords.

laugh wrote:

(In reply to comment #1)

Note that the cookies do not include passwords.

Maybe, than please explain why the password was in my log-in box and could be
decoded perfectly. You may say I am crazy but nobody except me has used this
computer for at least one year

ral315 wrote:

It's possible that someone used the computer and allowed the browser to save
password information; however, MediaWiki stores username, user ID, and a session
hash. None of these should include plaintext password information.

The only time that MediaWiki fills in the password field is if you provide it;
it *shouldn't* ever turn up in a cookie, but I suppose hypothetically if you set
such a cookie there's a chance it might somehow sneak in there.

On the other hand, many browsers *do* have features to save fields and pre-fill
them, including passwords. You should double-check in your browser's setup that
that is the problem.

We have occasionally had odd problems with people getting other peoples' login
_sessions_ stuck in, probably due to problems with the proxy caching which are
hopefully resolved. That, again, should never show you a password.