Inherits from NSObject
Declared in AGPBKDF2.h
AGPBKDF2.m

Overview

Class that derives a key from a text password/passphrase using the PBKDF2 algorithm provided by CommonCrypto.

Tasks

Instance Methods

deriveKey:

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

- (NSData *)deriveKey:(NSString *)password

Parameters

password

The password/passphrase to use for key derivation.

Return Value

an NSData object containing the derived key.

Discussion

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

Declared In

AGPBKDF2.h

deriveKey:salt:

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

- (NSData *)deriveKey:(NSString *)password salt:(NSData *)salt

Parameters

password

The password/passphrase to use for key derivation.

salt

A randomly chosen value used used during key derivation.

Return Value

an NSData object containing the derived key.

Discussion

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

Declared In

AGPBKDF2.h

deriveKey:salt:iterations:

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

- (NSData *)deriveKey:(NSString *)password salt:(NSData *)salt iterations:(NSUInteger)iterations

Parameters

password

The password/passphrase to use for key derivation.

salt

A randomly chosen value used used during key derivation.

iterations

The number of iterations against the cryptographic hash.

Return Value

an NSData object containing the derived key.

Discussion

Derive a key from text password/passphrase.

Declared In

AGPBKDF2.h

salt

Returns the salt used for the key derivation

- (NSData *)salt

Return Value

an NSData object containing the salt

Discussion

Returns the salt used for the key derivation

Declared In

AGPBKDF2.h