Yes, it is possible to fetch the user password during registration or password change in Ory Kratos. However, the password is typically hashed for security reasons. During the registration process, the password is part of the

methods

payload in the Registration Flow. Here is an example of how to fetch it:

bash curl -H "Accept: application/json" -s \     '<https://playground.projects.oryapis.com/self-service/registration/flows?id=388ae8da-4c44-4765-bfa8-669963d388f5>' | jq

In the response, you will find the password field in the

nodes

array:

json {   "type": "input",   "group": "password",   "attributes": {     "name": "password",     "type": "password",     "required": true,     "disabled": false   },   "messages": null,   "meta": {     "label": {       "id": 1070001,       "text": "Password",       "type": "info"     }   } }

Similarly, during password update, the password is part of the

methods

payload in the Settings Flow:

bash curl -s -X GET \     -H "Authorization: Bearer $sessionToken" \     -H "Accept: application/json" \     <https://playground.projects.oryapis.com/self-service/settings/api> | jq -r '.ui.nodes[] | select(.group=="password")'

In the response, you will find the password field in the

nodes

array:

json {   "type": "input",   "group": "password",   "attributes": {     "name": "password",     "type": "password",     "required": true,     "disabled": false   },   "messages": [],   "meta": {     "label": {       "id": 1070001,       "text": "Password",       "type": "info"     }   } }

Please note that these examples fetch the password field, not the actual password entered by the user. The actual password is not returned in the response for security reasons. For more information, you can refer to the [Ory Kratos User Registration Documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-registration) and [Ory Kratos User Settings and Profile Updates Documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-settings#update-password). Sources: - [User Registration](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-registration#registration-with-usernameemail-and-password-1) - [User Settings and Profile Updates](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-settings#update-password-1)