Tarsnap/scrypt

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The scrypt key derivation function was originally developed for use in the Tarsnap online backup system and is designed to be far more secure against hardware brute-force attacks than alternative functions such as PBKDF2 or bcrypt.

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https://github.com/Tarsnap/scrypt Side note, I've seen a number of places (including the Scrypt repo) compare bcrypt brute-force benchmarks without specifying the bcrypt work factor. It's very frustrating to see this, considering the time…
comment by cj · 2020-08-28 · in Bcrypt Step-by-Step
…derivation function" typically stores all that information. For example, see the format for scrypt: https://github.com/Tarsnap/scrypt/blob/master/FORMAT
comment by edflsafoiewq · 2019-05-22 · in Notifying administrators about unhashed password storage
…thing it's much easier to reason about, and I prefer this over using an omnibus tool like gpg. [0] https://github.com/Tarsnap/scrypt
comment by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u · 2017-01-13 · in Using GPG to Encrypt Your Data