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by ocdtrekkie 4008 days ago
Password is already compromised, so this is a worthless step. And only seeing part of the password may cause them to think it's largely still secure or something. (Some people don't understand wildcards.)
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Good point
Nonono really bad idea, because of shoulder-surfing!
Since their password is already compromised publicly on the Internet, it's silly to worry about shoulder-surfing. In fact, if someone shoulder-surfs, and sees the password, the user is even more encouraged to CHANGE it.