Index: src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/jdbc/pool/PoolProperties.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/jdbc/pool/PoolProperties.java (revision 1449111) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/jdbc/pool/PoolProperties.java (working copy) @@ -816,7 +816,11 @@ } buf.append(fields[i]); buf.append("="); - buf.append(m.invoke(this, new Object[0])); + if (DataSourceFactory.PROP_PASSWORD.equals(fields[i])) { + buf.append("********"); + } else { + buf.append(m.invoke(this, new Object[0])); + } buf.append("; "); break; }