user3267: How is it possible to recover a wallet password when the wallet words are provided before you even enter the password? 
https://multibit.org/en/help/hd0.1/restore-password.html

Restore password
If you forget your wallet password, then you can restore your password from your wallet words.


user888: There is a copy of the password stored encrypted with an AES key derived from the wallet words.
Thus if you forget your password and still have a copy of your wallet you can use your wallet words to recover your password.

3267: <p>How is it possible to recover a wallet password when the wallet words are provided before you even enter the password? </p>

<p><a href="https://multibit.org/en/help/hd0.1/restore-password.html" rel="nofollow">https://multibit.org/en/help/hd0.1/restore-password.html</a></p>

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  <h3>Restore password</h3>
  
  <p>If you forget your wallet password, then you can restore your password from your wallet words.</p>
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 888: <p>There is a copy of the password stored encrypted with an AES key derived from the wallet words.</p>

<p>Thus if you forget your password and still have a copy of your wallet you can use your wallet words to recover your password.</p>
