Is there any way to access the OpenSSL PKCS5_PBKDF2_HMAC_SHA1() function from a Perl Script or the command line. I can't seem to find any way to access this function except from C or other API's.
And how does this function differ from EVP_BytesToKey() expecially when given a large iterative count (ic) Finally why does the openssl commands 'enc' only us a ic of 1??? Wouldn't that mean that a brute force dictionary attack on a file encrypted with openssl commands 'enc' method be quite fast? given that encryption method is known (the salt is in the file) Basically I am wanting to do is create a stronger openssl 'encrypted file' with not only a random 'salt' but a large 'ic' as well, and without the stupid 'Salted__' header magic that openssl 'enc' generates. Perhaps an encrypted file format something of the form.... * 16 bytes of random salt * 4 bytes for the ic count in network number format * rest Encrypted data Using a Harecoded AES encryption, and the password PBKDF2 hashed to generate the cryptographic KEY and IV for the encryption. My main problem is I want to do this in a Perl script! Comments Welcome. Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer ) <a.thys...@griffith.edu.au> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The more knowledge you know, the less you know, that you know you know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony's Castle http://www.cit.griffith.edu.au/~anthony/ ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
