Re: [Cfrg] Key Derivation Functions and Randomized Hashing from NIST
pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) Tue, 27 November 2007 00:26 UTC
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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Key Derivation Functions and Randomized Hashing from NIST
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qdang@nist.gov writes: >In particular, NIST is considering a proposal for an HMAC-based KDF. Before >committing resources to this effort, we would like to get a better handle on >the requirements seen by protocol developers and evaluate the level of >support for such a standard. We would also like to identify alternative >designs that should be considered. Uhh, hasn't PBKDF2 solved this problem for some years already? That is, it seems like the easiest solution would be to just adopt PBKDF2 wholesale. Peter. _______________________________________________ Cfrg mailing list Cfrg@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/cfrg