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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/crypt/sha512-crypt.c b/crypt/sha512-crypt.c
index 4b8949f..ea96e52 100644
--- a/crypt/sha512-crypt.c
+++ b/crypt/sha512-crypt.c
@@ -129,9 +129,8 @@ __sha512_crypt_r (key, salt, buffer, buflen)
/* Add the key string. */
__sha512_process_bytes (key, key_len, &ctx);
- /* The last part is the salt string. This must be at most 8
- characters and it ends at the first `$' character (for
- compatibility with existing implementations). */
+ /* The last part is the salt string. This must be at most 16
+ characters and it ends at the first `$' character. */
__sha512_process_bytes (salt, salt_len, &ctx);