Number of bullets don‘t match characters in .Mac password

When you type your .Mac (pronounced "dot Mac") password in System Preferences, it seems to save it with too many dots or bullets.
You'll see ten bullets or dots in the .Mac password field in System Preferences regardless of the number of actual characters in your password.

This is an intentional security measure. If someone else looks at your settings, they won't know how many characters are in your password because the field always shows ten dots, no matter how long or short your password is.

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Published Date: Feb 20, 2012