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RFC 2898: PKCS#5 version 2.0 does not consider modern ciphers such as...

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Comment by Thomas Hüttner
Submitted on 6/22/2004
Related RFC: RFC 2898
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PKCS#5 version 2.0 does not consider modern ciphers such as AES 256 bit. To avoid birthday attacks it should at least be enhanced with SHA-2 (512 bit) according to FIPS 180-2.