pbeKdf2Hex

Derives a hex-encoded key of any length from a password using the PBKDF2 algorithm from PKCS#5 v2.1. The salt and derived key are encoded in hexadecimal.

Syntax

Public Function pbeKdf2Hex ( _
    dkBytes As Long, _
    szPwd As String, _
    szSaltHex As String, _
    nCount As Long, _
    Optional nOptions As Long = 0 _
) As String

Parameters

dkBytes

Required length of key in bytes.

szPwd

Password (as normal text).

szSaltHex

Salt in hex-encoded format.

nCount

Iteration count.

nOptions

Hash algorithm to use in HMAC PRF. Select one from:

PKI_HMAC_SHA1
PKI_HMAC_SHA224
PKI_HMAC_SHA256
PKI_HMAC_SHA384
PKI_HMAC_SHA512
PKI_HMAC_MD5

Return Value