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A router's web interface prevents password managers from working due to a custom password masking implementation that uses duplicate HTML IDs and JavaScript event interception instead of standard input type="password". The codebase exhibits numerous quality issues including duplicate jQuery libraries, unnecessary F5 key handling, bloated hexadecimal validation functions, and a password field that clears entirely when using backspace or arrow keys. These problems illustrate common issues in embedded device interfaces, often written by networking engineers without frontend expertise.

This Router Says **** You

<p>This was a very interesting read and has given me a renewed skepticism about code quality in router logins. I will be inspecting more often from now on.</p>
