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`SecureString` is a `std::string` specialization with a secure allocator. However, it's treated like a C- string (no explicit length and null-terminated). This can cause unexpected behavior. For instance, if a user enters a passphrase with an embedded null character (which is possible through Qt and the JSON-RPC), it will ignore any characters after the null, giving the user a false sense of security. Instead of assigning `SecureString` via `std::string::c_str()`, assign it via a `std::string_view` of the original. This explicitly captures the size and doesn't make any extraneous copies in memory.