diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/ClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/ClientConfig.java
index a30dffb..49e7892 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/ClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/ClientConfig.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package envoy.client.data;
 
+import static java.util.function.Function.identity;
+
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import envoy.client.ui.Startup;
@@ -34,15 +35,15 @@ public class ClientConfig extends Config {
 	}
 
 	private ClientConfig() {
-		items.put("server", new ConfigItem<>("server", "s", Function.identity(), null, true));
+		items.put("server", new ConfigItem<>("server", "s", identity(), null, true));
 		items.put("port", new ConfigItem<>("port", "p", Integer::parseInt, null, true));
 		items.put("localDB", new ConfigItem<>("localDB", "db", File::new, new File("localDB"), true));
 		items.put("ignoreLocalDB", new ConfigItem<>("ignoreLocalDB", "nodb", Boolean::parseBoolean, false, false));
 		items.put("homeDirectory", new ConfigItem<>("homeDirectory", "h", File::new, new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".envoy"), true));
 		items.put("fileLevelBarrier", new ConfigItem<>("fileLevelBarrier", "fb", Level::parse, Level.CONFIG, true));
 		items.put("consoleLevelBarrier", new ConfigItem<>("consoleLevelBarrier", "cb", Level::parse, Level.FINEST, true));
-		items.put("user", new ConfigItem<>("user", "u", Function.identity()));
-		items.put("password", new ConfigItem<>("password", "pw", String::toCharArray));
+		items.put("user", new ConfigItem<>("user", "u", identity()));
+		items.put("password", new ConfigItem<>("password", "pw", identity()));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class ClientConfig extends Config {
 	 * @return the password
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-alpha
 	 */
-	public char[] getPassword() { return (char[]) items.get("password").get(); }
+	public String getPassword() { return (String) items.get("password").get(); }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return {@code true} if user name and password are set
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/LoginScene.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/LoginScene.java
index b29613a..3f0df5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/LoginScene.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/LoginScene.java
@@ -107,14 +107,13 @@ public final class LoginScene {
 		} else if (!Bounds.isValidContactName(userTextField.getTextField().getText())) {
 			new Alert(AlertType.ERROR, "The entered user name is not valid (" + Bounds.CONTACT_NAME_PATTERN + ")").showAndWait();
 			userTextField.getTextField().clear();
-		} else performHandshake(new LoginCredentials(userTextField.getTextField().getText(), passwordField.getText().toCharArray(),
-				registerCheckBox.isSelected(), Startup.VERSION));
+		} else performHandshake(new LoginCredentials(userTextField.getTextField().getText(), passwordField.getText(), registerCheckBox.isSelected(),
+				Startup.VERSION));
 	}
 
 	@FXML
 	private void offlineModeButtonPressed() {
-		attemptOfflineMode(
-				new LoginCredentials(userTextField.getTextField().getText(), passwordField.getText().toCharArray(), false, Startup.VERSION));
+		attemptOfflineMode(new LoginCredentials(userTextField.getTextField().getText(), passwordField.getText(), false, Startup.VERSION));
 	}
 
 	@FXML