diff --git a/headers/entryHeader.js b/headers/entryHeader.js
index 572b9a7..051d389 100644
--- a/headers/entryHeader.js
+++ b/headers/entryHeader.js
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ module.exports = function () {
         set time(val) {
             setTime(val);
         },
-
+        get timeHighByte() {
+            return (_time >>> 8) & 0xff;
+        },
         get crc() {
             return _crc;
         },
diff --git a/methods/zipcrypto.js b/methods/zipcrypto.js
index 701b5ce..79768f4 100644
--- a/methods/zipcrypto.js
+++ b/methods/zipcrypto.js
@@ -118,8 +118,12 @@ function decrypt(/*Buffer*/ data, /*Object*/ header, /*String, Buffer*/ pwd) {
     // 2. decrypt salt what is always 12 bytes and is a part of file content
     const salt = decrypter(data.slice(0, 12));
 
-    // 3. does password meet expectations
-    if (salt[11] !== header.crc >>> 24) {
+    // if bit 3 (0x08) of the general-purpose flags field is set, check salt[11] with the high byte of the header time
+    // 2 byte data block (as per Info-Zip spec), otherwise check with the high byte of the header entry
+    const verifyByte = ((header.flags & 0x8) === 0x8) ? header.timeHighByte : header.crc >>> 24;
+
+    //3. does password meet expectations
+    if (salt[11] !== verifyByte) {
         throw "ADM-ZIP: Wrong Password";
     }
 
diff --git a/test/assets/issue-471-infozip-encrypted.zip b/test/assets/issue-471-infozip-encrypted.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cbbf3e
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/assets/issue-471-infozip-encrypted.zip differ
diff --git a/test/issue_471/infozip-password.test.js b/test/issue_471/infozip-password.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d536f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue_471/infozip-password.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Tests for github issue 471: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/issues/471
+
+const assert = require("assert");
+const path = require("path");
+const Zip = require("../../adm-zip");
+
+describe("decryption with info-zip spec password check", () => {
+
+
+    // test decryption with both password types
+    it("test decrypted data with password", () => {
+        // the issue-471-infozip-encrypted.zip file has been generated with Info-Zip Zip 2.32, but the Info-Zip
+        // standard is used by other zip generators as well.
+        const infoZip = new Zip(path.join(__dirname, "../assets/issue-471-infozip-encrypted.zip"));
+        const entries = infoZip.getEntries();
+        assert(entries.length === 1, "Good: Test archive contains exactly 1 file");
+
+        const testFile = entries.filter(function (entry) {
+            return entry.entryName === "dummy.txt";
+        });
+        assert(testFile.length === 1, "Good: dummy.txt file exists as archive entry");
+
+        const readData = entries[0].getData('secret');
+        assert(readData.toString('utf8').startsWith('How much wood could a woodchuck chuck'), "Good: buffer matches expectations");
+
+        // assert that the following call throws an exception
+        assert.throws(() => {
+            const readDataBad = entries[0].getData('badpassword');
+        }, "Good: error thrown for bad password");
+
+    });
+});
+
diff --git a/test/methods/zipcrypto.test.js b/test/methods/zipcrypto.test.js
index 4936a50..de63476 100644
--- a/test/methods/zipcrypto.test.js
+++ b/test/methods/zipcrypto.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ describe("method - zipcrypto decrypt", () => {
         md5: "wYHjota6dQNazueWO9/uDg==",
         pwdok: "secret",
         pwdbad: "Secret",
+        flagsencrypted: 0x01,
+        flagsinfozipencrypted: 0x09,
+        timeHighByte: 0xD8,
         // result
         result: Buffer.from("test", "ascii")
     };
@@ -40,22 +43,33 @@ describe("method - zipcrypto decrypt", () => {
     // is error thrown if invalid password was provided
     it("should throw if invalid password is provided", () => {
         expect(function badpassword() {
-            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc }, source.pwdbad);
+            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsencrypted }, source.pwdbad);
         }).to.throw();
 
         expect(function okpassword() {
-            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc }, source.pwdok);
+            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsencrypted }, source.pwdok);
+        }).to.not.throw();
+    });
+
+    // is error thrown if invalid password was provided
+    it("should throw if invalid password is provided for Info-Zip bit 3 flag", () => {
+        expect(function badpassword() {
+            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsinfozipencrypted, timeHighByte: source.timeHighByte }, source.pwdbad);
+        }).to.throw();
+
+        expect(function okpassword() {
+            decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsinfozipencrypted, timeHighByte: source.timeHighByte }, source.pwdok);
         }).to.not.throw();
     });
 
     // test decryption with both password types
     it("test decrypted data with password", () => {
         // test password, string
-        const result1 = decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc }, source.pwdok);
+        const result1 = decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsencrypted }, source.pwdok);
         expect(result1.compare(source.result)).to.equal(0);
 
         // test password, buffer
-        const result2 = decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc }, Buffer.from(source.pwdok, "ascii"));
+        const result2 = decrypt(source.data, { crc: source.crc, flags: source.flagsencrypted }, Buffer.from(source.pwdok, "ascii"));
         expect(result2.compare(source.result)).to.equal(0);
     });
 });