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password not saving correctly (reproducible)

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Description

MacOS Desktop client:

steps to reproduce

-create any password with alphabetic words seperated by special characters: !,$,%,* (only tested these specific inputs)

-also include 1 or more numeric characters somewhere in password.

EX:

Password!password4!password

Current behaviour (bug)

after creating password successfully, electrum will fail to validate upon restart of the application.
reproduced half a dozen times locally

/label ~Bug

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on the macOS Desktop client with the example password, then trace password creation and validation across application restart. Done means passwords containing alphabetic words, the listed special characters, and numeric characters are accepted after restarting the application.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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