1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/SslContextBuilder.java b/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/SslContextBuilder.java
index 221018122bf..d2b98fd20d9 100644
--- a/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/SslContextBuilder.java
+++ b/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/SslContextBuilder.java
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ public class SslContextBuilder {
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
         }
+        finally {
+            keyStorePassword = null;
+        }
     }
 
     private static KeyStore createTrustStore(List<X509Certificate> caCertificates) {