diff --git a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.cs b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.cs
index f1c3252880..d1d22254f1 100644
--- a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.cs
+++ b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.cs
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ static void Main()
         // connection string, and you can retrieve and
         // modify any of the elements.
         builder.ConnectionString = "server=(local);user id=ab;" +
-            "password= a!Pass113;initial catalog=AdventureWorks";
+            "password=********;initial catalog=AdventureWorks";
 
         // Now that the connection string has been parsed,
         // you can work with individual items.
         Console.WriteLine(builder.Password);
-        builder.Password = "new@1Password";
+        builder.Password = "********";
 
         // You can refer to connection keys using strings, 
         // as well. When you use this technique (the default
diff --git a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder3.cs b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder3.cs
index 3e0c253039..fc691489fe 100644
--- a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder3.cs
+++ b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder3.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static void Main()
         try
         {
             string connectString =
-                "Server=(local);Database=AdventureWorks;UID=ab;Pwd= a!Pass@@";
+                "Server=(local);Database=AdventureWorks;UID=ab;Pwd=********";
             Console.WriteLine("Original: " + connectString);
             SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder =
                 new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectString);
diff --git a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_IntegratedSecurity.cs b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_IntegratedSecurity.cs
index 693298dd35..b2e6773559 100644
--- a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_IntegratedSecurity.cs
+++ b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_IntegratedSecurity.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static void Main()
         try
         {
             string connectString =
-                "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password=MyPassword;" +
+                "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password=********;" +
                 "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks";
 
             SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder =
diff --git a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_Remove.cs b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_Remove.cs
index 7de94386a1..835b8906c3 100644
--- a/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_Remove.cs
+++ b/doc/samples/SqlConnectionStringBuilder_Remove.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static void Main()
         try
         {
             string connectString =
-                "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password= a1Pass@@11;" +
+                "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password=********;" +
                 "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks";
 
             SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectString);
diff --git a/doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.xml b/doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.xml
index 82f7aa8ec9..6bb436390f 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.xml
+++ b/doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlConnectionStringBuilder.xml
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ Connections are considered the same if they have the same connection string. Dif
  The example displays the following text in the console window:  
   
 ```  
-Original: Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;User ID=ab;Password= a1Pass@@11  
+Original: Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;User ID=ab;Password=********  
 Modified: Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=True  
 Database = AdventureWorks  
 ```