diff -r -u roundup.orig/password.py roundup/password.py
--- roundup.orig/password.py	2005-01-03 03:53:03.000000000 +0100
+++ roundup/password.py	2005-12-13 12:58:56.112024871 +0100
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@
         if scheme is None:
             scheme = self.default_scheme
         if plaintext is not None:
-            self.password = encodePassword(plaintext, self.default_scheme)
-            self.scheme = self.default_scheme
+            self.setPassword (plaintext, scheme)
         elif encrypted is not None:
             self.unpack(encrypted)
         else:
@@ -114,7 +113,9 @@
         '''Sets encrypts plaintext.'''
         if scheme is None:
             scheme = self.default_scheme
+        self.scheme = scheme
         self.password = encodePassword(plaintext, scheme)
+        self.plaintext = plaintext
 
     def __cmp__(self, other):
         '''Compare this password against another password.'''