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authorvlakoff <vlakoff@gmail.com>2012-06-15 21:59:26 +0200
committervlakoff <vlakoff@gmail.com>2012-06-15 21:59:26 +0200
commitac35e5a3fc0987872933131988a99bd21f86a70c (patch)
treee11b36c4d9d3698b69ac97a91629a486534342f6 /user_guide_src/source/libraries
parenta78f1e77435b37bd956786480dcbf1fc006d20d0 (diff)
Fix error in Encryption Class documentation
One ANSI character is 8 bits, so 32 characters are not 128 bits but 256 bits.
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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst2
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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst
index 28bdca203..a38122203 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ key security so you may want to think carefully before using it for
anything that requires high security, like storing credit card numbers.
To take maximum advantage of the encryption algorithm, your key should
-be 32 characters in length (128 bits). The key should be as random a
+be 32 characters in length (256 bits). The key should be as random a
string as you can concoct, with numbers and uppercase and lowercase
letters. Your key should **not** be a simple text string. In order to be
cryptographically secure it needs to be as random as possible.