diff --git a/AuthDialog.cpp b/AuthDialog.cpp
--- a/AuthDialog.cpp
+++ b/AuthDialog.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 
 QString AuthDialog::password() const
 {
-    return lePassword->text();
+    return lePassword->password();
 }
 
 void AuthDialog::authenticationFailure()
diff --git a/AuthDialog.ui b/AuthDialog.ui
--- a/AuthDialog.ui
+++ b/AuthDialog.ui
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@
       <number>6</number>
      </property>
      <item row="3" column="2">
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lePassword">
-       <property name="echoMode">
-        <enum>QLineEdit::Password</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="passwordMode" stdset="0">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
+      <widget class="KPasswordLineEdit" name="lePassword">
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
@@ -178,6 +172,11 @@
    <extends>QFrame</extends>
    <header>kmessagewidget.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>KPasswordLineEdit</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>kpasswordlineedit.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>userCB</tabstop>