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are BCrypt and SCrypt a Key Derivation Functions?

am sorry for this question, but i always find them compared to PBKDF2, so are BCrypt and SCrypt KDFs?

Solution

  • it seems that i've found the answer:

    • Short answer YES.
    • Long answer: look here PDF

    by the way, it seems that BCrypt have a limitation of 55 characters !!!