Amplification Process PKCS-5 is used to amplify the precursor: Hash the precursor secret 1,048,576 times (2 ^ 20) Output 12 octets of pseudo-random data Base64-encode into 16 ASCII characters Example: If precursor secret is “swordfish” … Amplified shared secret is “g6QvQuRgRsl1AQ/E” Try demo at: http://www.funk.com/PasswordAmplifier |