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JSI Tip 2556. The password length in Windows 2000 DUN connection manager appears changed?

The password box in Windows 2000 shows 16 asterisks, but previous Windows operating systems showed the 'correct' length or null?

Microsoft made this change to add a level of protection against hackers discovering the correct length.


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