Re: About password_to_key algorithm.

Steve Moulton <[email protected]> Wed, 02 Apr 2003 10:38:10 -0500

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On Tuesday, February 18 2003, Parasuraman <[email protected]> wro
te:

> Hi all,
> 
> I came across a document/RFC long ago, that if the password is given 
> repeatedly, then the key generated from it is the same.
> For example, the key generated for the passwords "test", "testtest", 
> "testtesttest" are all the same.
> 
> Can anyone of you, please point me to that concreate evidence.



Check out RFC3414, Section 11.2, second paragraph.

	- Steve

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