diff --git a/src/include/ssp.h b/src/include/ssp.h
index 5b96226..60938a7 100644
--- a/src/include/ssp.h
+++ b/src/include/ssp.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum {
 #define SALT_LEN        32
 #define NONCE_LEN       12
 #define PWD_MAX         136
-#define ITER            1000
+#define ITER            500000
 
 struct ssp {
     stralloc sa;