diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 574305a4f..a76346bad 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -1902,6 +1902,7 @@ common_ssl_opts_schema(Defaults) ->
                     sensitive => true,
                     required => false,
                     example => <<"">>,
+                    format => <<"password">>,
                     desc => ?DESC(common_ssl_opts_schema_password)
                 }
             )},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_schema_lib.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_schema_lib.erl
index 3bd29a9c1..f37640538 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_schema_lib.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_schema_lib.erl
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ username(_) -> undefined.
 password(type) -> binary();
 password(desc) -> ?DESC("password");
 password(required) -> false;
+password(format) -> <<"format">>;
 password(_) -> undefined.
 
 auto_reconnect(type) -> boolean();
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl
index 8b6994dd4..4d35583a3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ fields("connector") ->
                 binary(),
                 #{
                     default => "emqx",
+                    format => <<"password">>,
                     desc => ?DESC("password")
                 }
             )},
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
index 5ec96bf2c..d2725c797 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ fields(influxdb_udp) ->
 fields(influxdb_api_v1) ->
     [
         {database, mk(binary(), #{required => true, desc => ?DESC("database")})},
-        {username, mk(binary(), #{required => true, desc => ?DESC("username")})},
-        {password, mk(binary(), #{required => true, desc => ?DESC("password")})}
+        {username, mk(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("username")})},
+        {password, mk(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("password"), format => <<"password">>})}
     ] ++ emqx_connector_schema_lib:ssl_fields() ++ fields(basic);
 fields(influxdb_api_v2) ->
     [