diff --git a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
index a1aba71..036f73d 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
@@ -737,13 +737,11 @@
                           entry("USER-ID=%d", (uint8_t)userId));
         return ccParmOutOfRange;
     }
-    std::string passwd;
+
+    ipmi::SecureString passwd;
     passwd.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(userPassword), 0,
                   maxIpmi20PasswordSize);
-
     int retval = pamUpdatePasswd(userName.c_str(), passwd.c_str());
-    // Clear sensitive data
-    OPENSSL_cleanse(&passwd, passwd.length());
 
     switch (retval)
     {