diff --git a/src/Handler/Utils/LMS.hs b/src/Handler/Utils/LMS.hs
index 024a68f0e..ee3b89d9f 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Utils/LMS.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Utils/LMS.hs
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@ randomLMSIdentBut banList = untilJustMaxM maxLmsUserIdentRetries getIdentOk
 randomLMSpw :: MonadIO m => m Text
 randomLMSpw = randomText extra lengthPassword
   where
-    extra = "-+*.:;=!?#$"
+    extra = "+*:=!?#" -- you cannot distinguish ;: and ., in printed letters
diff --git a/templates/letter/din5008.latex b/templates/letter/din5008.latex
index 76d67a42d..fc4dc02ee 100644
--- a/templates/letter/din5008.latex
+++ b/templates/letter/din5008.latex
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ $endif$
         $endif$
 
         \begin{textblock}{65}(84,232)%hpos,vpos
-            \textcolor{black!33}{ 
+            \textcolor{black!39}{ 
               \begin{labeling}{Login:x}
                 \item[Login:] $login$
                 \item[Pin:]   $pin$