diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2448-stackpath_compute-fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2448-stackpath_compute-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..196db780b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2448-stackpath_compute-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "stackpath_compute inventory script - fix broken validation checks for client ID and client secret (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2448)."
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py b/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
index 393edac384..fb879e869e 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
             raise AnsibleError("plugin doesn't match this plugin")
         try:
             client_id = config['client_id']
-            if client_id != 32:
+            if len(client_id) != 32:
                 raise AnsibleError("client_id must be 32 characters long")
         except KeyError:
             raise AnsibleError("config missing client_id, a required option")
         try:
             client_secret = config['client_secret']
-            if client_secret != 64:
+            if len(client_secret) != 64:
                 raise AnsibleError("client_secret must be 64 characters long")
         except KeyError:
             raise AnsibleError("config missing client_id, a required option")