Alpha-numeric passphrase is shown in clear text again when previously requested

REPRODUCIBILITY: 100%
OS VERSION: SFOS 4.5
HARDWARE: Xperia 10 II Dual
UI LANGUAGE: DE
REGRESSION: UNKNOWN

DESCRIPTION:

Device has a encrypted home partition. Device look with alpha-numeric passphrase.
The UI that requests the passphrase (alpha-numeric mode) allows to show the
currently entered passphrase (button on the right side of the pass input field).

The bug as evaluated by a scenario that consider such option as temporary option:
BUG: The UI should not remember the state of the “show passphrase button”.
On the next request - after unlocking and locking again - the passphrase is
shown in clear text unexpectedly.

PRECONDITIONS:

SFOS 4.5

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. SFOS 4.5
  2. encrypted home partition
  3. alpha-numeric passphrase
  4. UI that requests the passphrase → switch to alpha-numeric mode
  5. enter code and touch the “show passphrase button”
  6. wait until device is locked
  7. enter code again (shown in clear text)

EXPECTED RESULT:

entered code is hidden

ACTUAL RESULT:

entered code is shown in in clear text

MODIFICATIONS:

NONE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

NONE