<p>After decrypting your wallet in MultiBit HD, is the clear text version of password stored in the RAM?</p>

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2017-04-10T22:18:08.340Z
Well, it has to be, at least for a short time. A good implementation will ensure that cleartext passwords are cleared when they are no longer needed.
Greg Hewgill
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2017-04-10T22:37:06.577Z
I load up wallet
. Enter decryption password. 
Wallet loads up. 1 hour passes. 
Someone looks into my memory at this time
Homeland S
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2017-04-11T01:02:48.260Z
I'd assume they just put it in a buffer. Read the key into memory, only read it directly into a static buffer, after use clear the buffer with zeroes.
m1xolyd1an
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Is the Password stored in RAM in clear text after decrypting the MultiBit HD wallet?
Homeland S
# Is the Password stored in RAM in clear text after decrypting the MultiBit HD wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-10)

After decrypting your wallet in MultiBit HD, is the clear text version of password stored in the RAM?

**Tags:** wallet, security, client, multibit, encryption

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Well, it has to be, at least for a short time. A good implementation will ensure that cleartext passwords are cleared when they are no longer needed.  
> **username_0**: I load up wallet . Enter decryption password.  Wallet loads up. 1 hour passes.  Someone looks into my memory at this time  
> **username_2**: I'd assume they just put it in a buffer. Read the key into memory, only read it directly into a static buffer, after use clear the buffer with zeroes.  

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