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3272577 - How to disable dots or asterisks placeholder characters on password field in SAP GUI logon screen

Symptom

When logging into a SAP system from SAP GUI, in the password field, the dots or asterisks(placeholder characters) have prefilled it:

It is desired that, before typing the password, nothing is displayed on the password field.
Therefore, the dots or asterisks should only appear as the password is typed:

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Environment

SAP GUI 770 or higher.

Product

ABAP platform all versions ; SAP NetWeaver all versions ; SAP S/4HANA all versions

Keywords

SAP GUI for Windows, SAPGUI, SAP GUI, asterisk, dots, placeholder, placeholder characters, password, password field, logon, SAP logon, system logon, asterisks, dots, input, password input , KBA , BC-FES-GUI , SAP GUI for Windows , BC-SEC-LGN , Authentication , How To

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