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Memory-hard password-based key derivation and key stretching function, and its parameters and test vectors

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RFC 7914: The scrypt Password-Based Key Derivation Function
Informational
C. Percival
S. Josefsson
August 2016
IETF publication
General Area
Abstract
This document specifies the password-based key derivation function scrypt. The function derives one or more secret keys from a secret string. It is based on memory-hard functions, which offer added protection against attacks using custom hardware. The document also provides an ASN.1 schema.
Abstract
This document specifies the password-based key derivation function scrypt. The function derives one or more secret keys from a secret string. It is based on memory-hard functions, which offer added protection against attacks using custom hardware. The document also provides an ASN.1 schema.

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