How to obtain a value from a InputField (Password | Non-masked)

Previously (Early versions of 4.6) the InputField component had a value field that contained the value of the text in the password field, unfortunately when updating to 5.0 I've lost that value. I've tried using text but it just returns the data in masked format. The InputField is set to a password input mode, and passwords are being returned like so:

 *************
 

From reading the scripting reference it seems like text is the only way to get the value? http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/UI.InputField.html