diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/LdapShaPasswordEncoder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/LdapShaPasswordEncoder.java
index 96be5632d8..e5ce764d35 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/LdapShaPasswordEncoder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/LdapShaPasswordEncoder.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import java.security.MessageDigest;
  * @version $Id$
  */
 public class LdapShaPasswordEncoder implements PasswordEncoder {
-    /** The nuber of bytes in a SHA hash */
+    /** The number of bytes in a SHA hash */
     private static final int SHA_LENGTH = 20;
 
     private static final String SSHA_PREFIX = "{SSHA}";