Questions tagged [s2k]
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What is an s2k algorithm?
What is the definition of an s2k algorithm? For example, "PBKDF2(SHA-1)" is an s2k algorithm.
Here is some Botan code that refers to s2k:
AutoSeeded_RNG rng;
std::auto_ptr s2k(get_s2k("PBKDF2(SHA-1)"));
s2k->set_iterations(8192);
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What does 'salt' refer to in string-to-key (s2k) specifier?
What does 'salt' refer to in string-to-key (s2k) specifier?
It appears to be a random number generator to shake things up, but I would like to know what 'salt' stands for?
For example it is written:
3.6.1.2. Salted S2K
This includes a "salt"…
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Alternative to mhash_keygen_s2k()
The mcrypt_encrypt manual page says that:
It is recommended to use the mhash functions to create a key from a string.
But the introduction of the mhash manual says that:
Note: This extension is obsoleted by Hash.
However, the closest thing I…
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