diff --git a/docs/versioned_docs/version-7.1.x/configuration/overview.md b/docs/versioned_docs/version-7.1.x/configuration/overview.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ title: Overview
 
 ### Generating a Cookie Secret
 
-To generate a strong cookie secret use `python -c 'import os,base64; print(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(os.urandom(16)).decode())'`
+To generate a strong cookie secret use `python -c 'import os,base64; print(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(os.urandom(32)).decode())'`
 
 ### Config File