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Took a while for me to reinstall it, this is what it looks like (just after SMS auth):

https://i.imgur.com/BAnddlg.png

I counted the asterisks, they do in fact reveal the length of the password.




Isn't that a user-defined hint? Mine shows text that I manually entered the last time I changed my password.


Hint is a text field that you fill in when creating a new cloud password. The hint text is generated based on password if you did not fill it yourself.


> The hint text is generated based on password if you did not fill it yourself.

That... is a problem.




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