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PHP Functions Essential Reference
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PHP Functions Essential Reference

by Zak Greant, Graeme Merrall, Torben Wilson, Brett Michlitsch
September 2001
Intermediate to advanced
768 pages
32h 45m
English
Sams
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mhash_keygen_s2k

string mhash_keygen_s2k(const hash, string password, string salt, int bytes) 
hash mhash constant representing a specific hash algorithm
password User password
salt Random data
bytes Key length

Generates a salted key based on the specified hash algorithm.

Returns:

Salted key value as a string; FALSE on error

Description:

mhash_keygen_s2k() generates a key of bytes length from a user-given password , using the hash hash . This produces the “Salted S2K” data element described in RFC 2440. This function can be used to compute checksums, message digests, and other signatures.

The salt is a random piece of data used to generate the key. To check the key, you must also know the salt , so it’s a good idea to append the salt to ...

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