Index: sources/gui/qml/pages/settings/SettingsServicePassword.qml
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diff -u -r789c41cc050e48a9821c3e771791c8907907b63c -r7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28
--- sources/gui/qml/pages/settings/SettingsServicePassword.qml	(.../SettingsServicePassword.qml)	(revision 789c41cc050e48a9821c3e771791c8907907b63c)
+++ sources/gui/qml/pages/settings/SettingsServicePassword.qml	(.../SettingsServicePassword.qml)	(revision 7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28)
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
     itemIndex       : SettingsStack.ServicePassword
 
     property bool isPassword_Accepted   : false
-    property bool isDefaultPasswordSet  : (vSettings.servicePass != "")
+    property bool isDefaultPasswordSet  : vSettings.isPasswordSet
 
+    onIsDefaultPasswordSetChanged: console.log(isDefaultPasswordSet)
+
     backVisible     : ! _GuiView.manufactSetup
     title           : isDefaultPasswordSet ? qsTr("Service Password") : qsTr("Set Service Password")
     isPassword      : true
Index: sources/view/settings/VSettings.cpp
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diff -u -rd949be21f2a9badd0978dddaaf436f6805de28dc -r7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28
--- sources/view/settings/VSettings.cpp	(.../VSettings.cpp)	(revision d949be21f2a9badd0978dddaaf436f6805de28dc)
+++ sources/view/settings/VSettings.cpp	(.../VSettings.cpp)	(revision 7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28)
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
     roWaterMode ( _roWaterMode );
  // noCANBus    ( _noCANBus    ); // This line has been put here to remind developers that it is intentionally removed, to not to add a default value.
 
+    isPasswordSet ( ! isPasswordDefault() );
+
     adjustment(true);
 }
 
@@ -268,6 +270,12 @@
 
 #include <QPasswordDigestor>
 
+/*!
+ * \brief   VSettings::encryptString
+ * \details encrypts the string vString with an algorithm
+ * \param   vString - the string to be encrypted.
+ * \return  encrypted string
+ */
 QString VSettings::encryptString(const QString &vString) {
     // FIXME: Move this to the utility, storage or settings controller class for more general use.
     QString salt    = "DVT-HD0004"; // FIXME: Use the actual HD serial number
@@ -283,11 +291,47 @@
     return hashed.toHex();
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief   View::VSettings::isPasswordMatch
+ * \details matches the given password string, vPassword, with the service password.
+ * \param   vPassword - the given password string
+ * \return  true if it matches.
+ */
 bool View::VSettings::isPasswordMatch(const QString &vPassword) {
     return _servicePass == encryptString(vPassword);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief   View::VSettings::updatePassword
+ * \details Updatest the service password with the given password.
+ * \param   vPassword - the password to be saved as the service password.
+ */
 void View::VSettings::updatePassword(const QString &vPassword)
 {
     servicePass(encryptString(vPassword));
 }
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   View::VSettings::isPasswordDefault
+ * \details Checks if the current service password is the default password
+ * \note    It is being used to force the user/manufacturer to set the service password.
+ * \return  true if the service password is the default.
+ */
+bool View::VSettings::isPasswordDefault()
+{
+    return servicePass() == defaultPassword();
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   View::VSettings::defaultPassword
+ * \details The default password which will be used as an indication that the service password has not been set yet.
+ * \return  the default password as encrypted string.
+ */
+QString View::VSettings::defaultPassword()
+{
+    QString _A1 = "tal";
+    QString _S1 = QString("%1").arg(_A1     ).prepend("A"   );
+    QString _S2 = QString("%1").arg(_A1     ).prepend("Ma"  );
+    QString _S3 = QString("%1").arg(10*2+2  ).append ("leh" );
+    return encryptString(( QStringList() << _S1 << _S2 << _S3 ).join('.'));
+}
Index: sources/view/settings/VSettings.h
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diff -u -r7c86f3854db9ad02d95681203198d75a0d65c9fa -r7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28
--- sources/view/settings/VSettings.h	(.../VSettings.h)	(revision 7c86f3854db9ad02d95681203198d75a0d65c9fa)
+++ sources/view/settings/VSettings.h	(.../VSettings.h)	(revision 7ec98d237f871e5d1206809d309da6d57a086d28)
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
     PROPERTY(QStringList    , categorys     , {}        )
     PROPERTY(QVariantMap    , instructions  , {}        )
 
+    PROPERTY(bool           , isPasswordSet , false     )
+
     SETTINGS(QString        , servicePass   , ""    , Storage::Settings_Category_SettingsSystem , "Service"     , "Password"                        )
     SETTINGS(quint8         , alarmVolume   , 5     , Storage::Settings_Category_SettingsSystem , "Alarm"       , "Volume"                          )
     SETTINGS(bool           , roWaterMode   , false , Storage::Settings_Category_SettingsSystem , "RoWaterMode" , "RoWaterMode"                     )
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@
     void      updateInstructions ( const QString &vGroup, const TKeysList   &vKeysList, const QVariantList &vValues );
     void      updateInstructions ( const QString &vGroup );
 
-    QString encryptString   (const QString &vString  );
+    QString encryptString       (const QString &vString  );
+    QString defaultPassword     ();
+    bool    isPasswordDefault   ();
 
 public slots:
     bool    isPasswordValid (const QString &vPassword);