Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/StepOutput.html
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/StepOutput.html	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/StepOutput.html	(working copy)
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 						<input id="t3-install-form-password" class="t3-install-form-input-text" type="password" value="###PASSWORD###" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][typo_db_password]" />
 					</li>
 					<li>
+						<input type="checkbox" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][show_password]" id="t3-install-123-form-showpassword" onclick="togglePasswordField('t3-install-form-password')" />
+						<label for="t3-install-123-form-showpassword" class="t3-install-label-inline">Show password</label>
+					</li>
+					<li>
 						<label for="t3-install-form-host">###LABELHOST###</label>
 						<input id="t3-install-form-host" class="t3-install-form-input-text" type="text" value="###HOST###" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][typo_db_host]" />
 					</li>
Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/SetupGeneral.html
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/SetupGeneral.html	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Private/Templates/SetupGeneral.html	(working copy)
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 						<input id="t3-install-form-password" type="password" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][typo_db_password]" value="###PASSWORD###" class="t3-install-form-input-text" />
 					</li>
 					<li>
+						<input type="checkbox" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][show_password]" id="t3-install-form-showpassword" onclick="togglePasswordField('t3-install-form-password')" />
+						<label for="t3-install-form-showpassword" class="t3-install-label-inline">Show password</label>
+					</li>
+					<li>
 						<label for="t3-install-form-host">###LABELHOST###</label>
 						<input id="t3-install-form-host" type="text" name="TYPO3_INSTALL[localconf.php][typo_db_host]" value="###HOST###" class="t3-install-form-input-text" />
 					</li>
Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Javascript/install.js
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Javascript/install.js	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Javascript/install.js	(working copy)
@@ -64,3 +64,16 @@
 			$(document.body).addClassName('standalone');
 	}
 });
+
+
+/**
+ * Toogles the view of a password field
+ *
+ * If the field is type password it will be changed to type text and opposite.
+ * This is done to enable the user of seeign the value of the field.
+ *
+ * @author Lars Houmark <lars@houmark.com>
+ */
+	function togglePasswordField(field) {
+		document.getElementById(field).type = (document.getElementById(field).type == 'password' ? 'text' : 'password');
+	}
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Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install_123.css
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install_123.css	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install_123.css	(working copy)
@@ -198,4 +198,9 @@
 
 #t3-install-123-stepoutputsummary dd {
 	float: left;
+}
+
+#t3-install-123-form-showpassword {
+	float: left;
+	margin-left: 8em;
 }
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Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/general.css
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/general.css	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/general.css	(working copy)
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
 	padding: 0.2em 0;
 }
 
+label.t3-install-label-inline {
+	width: auto;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0 0 0 0.5em;
+}
+
 fieldset span {
 	float: left;
 	width: 29em;
Index: typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install.css
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--- typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install.css	(revision 7614)
+++ typo3/sysext/install/Resources/Public/Stylesheets/install.css	(working copy)
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
+#t3-install-form-showpassword {
+	float: left;
+	margin-left: 19em;
+}
+
 /* 10: About */