PBKDF2: Performance Matters

BSidesLV 2015

Presented by: Joseph Birr-Pixton
Date: Wednesday August 05, 2015
Time: 15:30 - 15:55
Location: Tuscany
Track: Passwords

Structural problems in how PBKDF2 was originally described mean almost all implementations give attackers an accidental advantage. This talk describes the problem and surveys several implementations.

Joseph Birr-Pixton

Joseph, aka ctz, has 7 years of experience with Hardware Security Module firmware development and phone authentication solutions. He spends the rest of his time complaining about how awful computers and electronic security are.


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