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Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation Part 1: Storage Applications

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Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan, Elaine B. Barker, William E. Burr, Lidong Chen

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies techniques for the derivation of master keys from passwords or passphrases to protect stored electronic data or data protection keys.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-132
Report Number
800-132
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Password-Based Key Derivation Functions, Salt, Iteration Count, Disk Encryption, protection of data in storage
Advanced communications, Electronics, Cybersecurity and privacy and Mathematics and statistics

Citation

Sonmez, M. , Barker, E. , Burr, W. and Chen, L. (2010), Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation Part 1: Storage Applications, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-132 (Accessed October 1, 2025)

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Created December 22, 2010, Updated November 10, 2018
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