Index: wp-admin/includes/template.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/template.php	(revision 41155)
+++ wp-admin/includes/template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1769,7 +1769,11 @@
 		foreach ( $post_states as $state ) {
 			++$i;
 			( $i == $state_count ) ? $sep = '' : $sep = ', ';
-			echo "<span class='post-state'>$state$sep</span>";
+                        if ( $state === 'Password protected' ) {
+                            echo "<span class='password-protected-post-state'>$state$sep</span>";
+                        }  else {
+                            echo "<span class='post-state'>$state$sep</span>";
+                        }
 		}
 	}