diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/server.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/server.cpp
index 6ac588dab..319c6e88c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/server.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/server.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/network/server.h"
 #include "blackmisc/logcategories.h"
 #include "blackmisc/stringutils.h"
+#include "blackmisc/obfuscation.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindexref.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/comparefunctions.h"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
 
     CServer::CServer(const QString &name, const QString &description, const QString &address, int port, const CUser &user,
                         const CFsdSetup &fsdSetup, const CVoiceSetup &voiceSetup, const CEcosystem &ecosytem, ServerType serverType, bool isAcceptingConnections)
-        : m_name(decode(name)), m_description(decode(description)), m_address(decode(address)), m_port(port), m_user(user),
+        : m_name(CObfuscation::decode(name)), m_description(CObfuscation::decode(description)), m_address(CObfuscation::decode(address)), m_port(port), m_user(user),
             m_ecosystem(ecosytem),
             m_serverType(serverType), m_isAcceptingConnections(isAcceptingConnections),
             m_fsdSetup(fsdSetup), m_voiceSetup(voiceSetup)
@@ -290,4 +291,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         default: return unspecified;
         }
     }
+
+    void CServer::setAddress(const QString &address) {
+        m_address = CObfuscation::decode(address);
+    }
+
+    void CServer::setName(const QString &name) {
+        m_name = CObfuscation::decode(name);
+    }
+
+    void CServer::setDescription(const QString &description) {
+        m_description = CObfuscation::decode(description).simplified();
+    }
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/server.h b/src/blackmisc/network/server.h
index 3f2c2749a..4fdb3b1c9 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/server.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/server.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "blackmisc/network/fsdsetup.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/ecosystem.h"
 #include "blackmisc/audio/voicesetup.h"
-#include "blackmisc/obfuscation.h"
 #include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/metaclass.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindexref.h"
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
     //! Value object encapsulating information of a server
     class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CServer :
         public CValueObject<CServer>,
-        public ITimestampBased,
-        public CObfuscation
+        public ITimestampBased
     {
     public:
         //! Properties by index
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         const QString &getAddress() const { return m_address; }
 
         //! Set address (e.g. myserver.foo.com)
-        void setAddress(const QString &address) { m_address = decode(address); }
+        void setAddress(const QString &address);
 
         //! Get user
         const CUser &getUser() const { return m_user; }
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         bool hasName() const { return !m_name.isEmpty(); }
 
         //! Set name
-        void setName(const QString &name) { m_name = decode(name); }
+        void setName(const QString &name);
 
         //! Matches server name?
         bool matchesName(const QString &name) const;
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         const QString &getDescription() const { return m_description; }
 
         //! Set description
-        void setDescription(const QString &description) { m_description = decode(description).simplified(); }
+        void setDescription(const QString &description);
 
         //! Get port
         int getPort() const { return m_port; }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/user.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/user.cpp
index f2bcb2ed8..ab5482514 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/user.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/user.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/network/user.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/airporticaocode.h"
 #include "blackmisc/comparefunctions.h"
+#include "blackmisc/obfuscation.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindexref.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/stringutils.h"
@@ -34,14 +35,14 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
     }
 
     CUser::CUser(const QString &id, const QString &realname, const CCallsign &callsign)
-        : m_id(decode(id)), m_realname(decode(realname)), m_callsign(callsign)
+        : m_id(CObfuscation::decode(id)), m_realname(CObfuscation::decode(realname)), m_callsign(callsign)
     {
         this->deriveHomeBaseFromCallsign();
         this->setRealName(m_realname); // extracts homebase if this is included in real name
     }
 
     CUser::CUser(const QString &id, const QString &realname, const QString &email, const QString &password, const CCallsign &callsign)
-        : m_id(decode(id)), m_realname(decode(realname)), m_email(decode(email)), m_password(decode(password)), m_callsign(callsign)
+        : m_id(CObfuscation::decode(id)), m_realname(CObfuscation::decode(realname)), m_email(CObfuscation::decode(email)), m_password(CObfuscation::decode(password)), m_callsign(callsign)
     {
         this->deriveHomeBaseFromCallsign();
         this->setRealName(m_realname); // extracts homebase
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
 
     void CUser::setRealName(const QString &realname)
     {
-        QString rn(simplifyAccents(decode(realname).simplified()));
+        QString rn(simplifyAccents(CObfuscation::decode(realname).simplified()));
         if (rn.isEmpty())
         {
             m_realname.clear();
@@ -297,4 +298,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         Q_ASSERT_X(false, Q_FUNC_INFO, "compare failed");
         return 0;
     }
+
+    void CUser::setPassword(const QString &pw) {
+        m_password = CObfuscation::decode(pw);
+    }
+
+    void CUser::setEmail(const QString &email) {
+        m_email = CObfuscation::decode(email);
+    }
+
+    void CUser::setId(const QString &id) {
+        m_id = CObfuscation::decode(id);
+    }
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/user.h b/src/blackmisc/network/user.h
index 885b4d6ee..00764022f 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/user.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/user.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/airporticaocode.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/callsign.h"
-#include "blackmisc/obfuscation.h"
 #include "blackmisc/metaclass.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindexref.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
      * Value object encapsulating information of a user.
      */
     class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CUser :
-        public CValueObject<CUser>,
-        public CObfuscation
+        public CValueObject<CUser>
     {
     public:
         /*!
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         const QString &getPassword() const { return m_password; }
 
         //! Set password
-        void setPassword(const QString &pw) { m_password = decode(pw); }
+        void setPassword(const QString &pw);
 
         //! Valid user object?
         bool isValid() const { return !isNull(); }
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         const QString &getEmail() const { return m_email; }
 
         //! Set email.
-        void setEmail(const QString &email) { m_email = decode(email); }
+        void setEmail(const QString &email);
 
         //! Valid email?
         bool hasValidEmail() const { return !m_email.isEmpty(); }
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc::Network
         bool hasNumericId() const;
 
         //! Set id
-        void setId(const QString &id) { m_id = decode(id); }
+        void setId(const QString &id);
 
         //! Homebase
         const Aviation::CAirportIcaoCode &getHomeBase() const { return m_homebase; }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/obfuscation.h b/src/blackmisc/obfuscation.h
index 26fadb6e7..fb786895c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/obfuscation.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/obfuscation.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     //! \remark this is no real security, but as the name says just obfuscation. The sole purpose of this class is to remove potentially strings from the source code
     class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CObfuscation
     {
-    protected:
+    public:
         //! Constructor
         CObfuscation() {}