1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/askpassphrasedialog.cpp b/src/qt/askpassphrasedialog.cpp
index 415bffb991..e8aa79679c 100644
--- a/src/qt/askpassphrasedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/askpassphrasedialog.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ AskPassphraseDialog::AskPassphraseDialog(Mode mode, QWidget *parent) :
 
 AskPassphraseDialog::~AskPassphraseDialog()
 {
-    // Attempt to overwrite text so that they do not linger around in memory
-    ui->passEdit1->setText(QString(" ").repeated(ui->passEdit1->text().size()));
-    ui->passEdit2->setText(QString(" ").repeated(ui->passEdit2->text().size()));
-    ui->passEdit3->setText(QString(" ").repeated(ui->passEdit3->text().size()));
+    secureClearPassFields();
     delete ui;
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +100,8 @@ void AskPassphraseDialog::accept()
     newpass1.assign(ui->passEdit2->text().toStdString().c_str());
     newpass2.assign(ui->passEdit3->text().toStdString().c_str());
 
+    secureClearPassFields();
+
     switch(mode)
     {
     case Encrypt: {
@@ -260,3 +259,17 @@ bool AskPassphraseDialog::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
     }
     return QDialog::eventFilter(object, event);
 }
+
+static void SecureClearQLineEdit(QLineEdit* edit)
+{
+    // Attempt to overwrite text so that they do not linger around in memory
+    edit->setText(QString(" ").repeated(edit->text().size()));
+    edit->clear();
+}
+
+void AskPassphraseDialog::secureClearPassFields()
+{
+    SecureClearQLineEdit(ui->passEdit1);
+    SecureClearQLineEdit(ui->passEdit2);
+    SecureClearQLineEdit(ui->passEdit3);
+}