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PbKDF-hmac-sha1 isn't a Cryptographic Hash Function. It's a Password Hashing Function. They have different security properties, and must not be confused. Sadly
by SAI_Peregrinus 5y ago
PbKDF-hmac-sha1 isn't a Cryptographic Hash Function. It's a Password Hashing Function. They have different security properties, and must not be confused. Sadly they're confusingly named.
- ttyprintk 5y agoYeah, and it’s not pedantic. I hope a blog post nowadays points newcomers to an example decision tree for use-cases. Though we should hold this blog post to its own standards; it’s not intended to be best-practices.