diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/audit/package-info.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/audit/package-info.java
index 48de3f7209b..9c00ef7cee5 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/audit/package-info.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/audit/package-info.java
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@
  * The implementing class must override toAuditMap() to return an
  * instance of Map<Key, Value> where both Key and Value are String.
  *
- * Key: must not contain any spaces. If the key is multi word then use
- * camel case.
+ * Key: must contain printable US ASCII characters
+ * May not contain a space, =, ], or "
+ * If the key is multi word then use camel case.
+ *
  * Value: if it is a collection/array, then it must be converted to a comma
  * delimited string
  *