1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/transports/cred.c b/src/transports/cred.c
index 55295372f..e137ca9ac 100644
--- a/src/transports/cred.c
+++ b/src/transports/cred.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 static void plaintext_free(struct git_cred *cred)
 {
 	git_cred_userpass_plaintext *c = (git_cred_userpass_plaintext *)cred;
-	int pass_len = strlen(c->password);
+	size_t pass_len = strlen(c->password);
 
 	git__free(c->username);
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ static void plaintext_free(struct git_cred *cred)
 	memset(c->password, 0x0, pass_len);
 	git__free(c->password);
 
+	memset(c, 0, sizeof(*c));
+
 	git__free(c);
 }
 
@@ -54,4 +56,4 @@ int git_cred_userpass_plaintext_new(
 
 	*cred = &c->parent;
 	return 0;
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}