1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/block/blowfish/blowfish.cpp b/src/block/blowfish/blowfish.cpp
index c224f479b..5e882b16a 100644
--- a/src/block/blowfish/blowfish.cpp
+++ b/src/block/blowfish/blowfish.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ void Blowfish::key_expansion(const byte key[],
 void Blowfish::eks_key_schedule(const byte key[], size_t length,
                                 const byte salt[16], size_t workfactor)
    {
-   if(length == 0 || length >= 56)
-      throw Invalid_Key_Length("EKSBlowfish", length);
+   // Truncate longer passwords to the 56 byte limit Blowfish enforces
+   length = std::min<size_t>(length, 55);
 
    if(workfactor == 0)
       throw std::invalid_argument("Bcrypt work factor must be at least 1");