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Breaking Change T901286
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Security - Protected content text changed to asterisks

What Changed

We changed the default value of the IModelApplication.ProtectedContentText property from "Protected Content" to ******* and made it non-localizable.

ListView cells with protected data will look as follows:
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DetailView editors with protected data will display a tooltip:
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You can localize the tooltip under the Localization | Security | ProtectedContentToolTip node in the Model Editor.
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Reasons for Change

We want to improve the user experience, because "Protected Content" is not well distinguished from regular data. ******* is a less noisy and a more popular indicator of protected data.

How to Revert to Previous Behavior

  1. Under the Localization | Security | ProtectedContentToolTip node, set the Value property to an empty string.
  2. Select YourSolutionName node and set the ProtectedContentText property "Protected Content" (this property will remain non-localizable).

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