From d205c4829672cf09b505e883e049daced61c6271 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "G. Santos" <1526756+g-psantos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:37:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Fix SECRET_KEY variable description (#2229)

Updated the description of the SECRET_KEY variable in the .env.sample
file to clarify that the key needs to be 32 bytes long and hex-encoded.
The previous description of "32 character hexadecimal" was confusing
as it left open the possibility of a hex-encoded 16-byte key.
---
 .env.sample | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index bf307b694..dcc93a5e1 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 # –––––––––––––––– REQUIRED ––––––––––––––––
 
-# Generate a unique 32 character hexadecimal key. The format is important as this
-# value is fed directly into encryption libraries. You should use `openssl rand -hex 32`
+# Generate a hex-encoded 32-byte random key. You should use `openssl rand -hex 32`
 # in your terminal to generate a random value.
 SECRET_KEY=generate_a_new_key