How do I get rid of the ***** password! Or do we need to look for some other software solution

Hi leviyrudd,

Currently, you'll have to set up a password in QuickBooks to protect your data. If you haven't set up one, the administrator will assign a password to the user. I'll also pass this along to our product team to let them know of your business needs. 

In the meantime, here's an article for more information about password requirements in QuickBooks: Password Security for QuickBooks Desktop.

For future reference, please refer to this link on how to manage QuickBooks: Account Management.

Please get back to us if you need further assistance. I'll be right here to help.

Yea, Intuit has somehow gotten the idea that they are responsible for forcing you to set up a password to protect yourself.  Not sure why.  Seems nuts to me.