diff --git a/iis/get-started/planning-your-iis-architecture/getting-started-with-configuration-in-iis-7-and-above/samples/sample1.cs b/iis/get-started/planning-your-iis-architecture/getting-started-with-configuration-in-iis-7-and-above/samples/sample1.cs
index e453a1615..85bcd07c7 100644
--- a/iis/get-started/planning-your-iis-architecture/getting-started-with-configuration-in-iis-7-and-above/samples/sample1.cs
+++ b/iis/get-started/planning-your-iis-architecture/getting-started-with-configuration-in-iis-7-and-above/samples/sample1.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ... many lines here ...
 //
 // Snippet from IIS 7.0 applicationHost.config
 //
-<anonymousAuthentication enabled="true"  userName="…"  password="…" />
+<anonymousAuthentication enabled="true"  userName="…"  password="" />
 <basicAuthentication enabled="false" />
 <clientCertificateMappingAuthentication enabled="false" />
 <windowsAuthentication enabled="true" >
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ ... many lines here ...
         <add value="Negotiate" />
         <add value="NTLM" />
     </providers>
-</windowsAuthentication>
\ No newline at end of file
+</windowsAuthentication>