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SCrypt is a key derivation function (KDF) based on the concept of sequential memory-hard functions mostly used for password hashing.

SCrypt is a key derivation function (KDF) based on the concept of sequential memory-hard functions mostly used for password hashing.

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django, apache, mod_wsgi and python py-scrypt not working together

I am running a ec2 instance to host some Django websites. The websites are being served by Apache with the use of mod_wsgi Since a few days I am trying to deploy a new webplatform we are developing but I am running into a problem that seems…
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How to make screensaver to appear and disappear based on time?

I have a screensaver script and it shows a screensaver after some time (e.g. 10 sec). How to make to stop screensaver after some time when it's started (e.g. after 5 sec) and then repeat again the same every (e.g. 10sec) but to calculate time from…
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node.js install web3 module scrypt issue

All I want is to install web3 in my node. My node version is v8.9.4 web3 version is 1.0.0-beta.46 But what I don't understand is that the scrypt keeps failing. I just run the node, I see the terrible message that no scrypt module I have... Usually I…
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Why Are node scrypt Hashes the Same Given the Same Inputs?

I was trying to find a compare or verify function for node's built-in crypto module, specifically for scrypt, as most password-hashing modules I have used have such a function. Then, I discovered why this was an impossible task: All hashes generated…
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"error MSB8020: The build tools for v141 (Platform Toolset = 'v141') cannot be found" when trying to install npm module scrypt

I´m trying to install the npm module scrypt. I know scrypt requires node-gyp, i installed it globally (several times). Also I know node-gyp requires python 2.7 and MS Build Tools. I installed the latest python 2.7 build and i installed MS Build…
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Trying to replicate Ethereum Keystore File using AES 128 CTR

I am trying to replicate the Ethereum Keystore File by performing the encryption using the pyscrypt and Crypto libraries in Python. I created an Ethereum Keystore file using MyEtherWallet. I took the values of SALT, IV, Private Key, Password from…
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Cannot load a library into pyinstaller

Problem I've been trying to build a fairly large python application into an executable for windows. I've done a mac build which works fine but I seem to be stuck loading in the _scrypt .pyd file that the scrypt module trys to load in at…
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How to get py-scrypt's "simple password verifier" example functions to work?

I am using the example script provide by py-scrypt to build a simple password verifier. Below is my test script. Test Script: #!/usr/bin/python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import scrypt import os def hash2_password(a_secret_message, password,…
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Android 4.4 FDE (Scrypt Footer)

For anyone interested in Android Encryption like me and interested in teaching me a lesson :D: I am playing around with Android full disk encryption (FDE) on various operating systems and I have found that Android 4, with its introduction of Scrypt,…
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Does the Bouncy Castle SCrypt implementation include the factors in the result?

I'm pretty sure it doesn't, but I want to confirm whether the SCrypt implementation in Bouncy Castle for Java, SCrypt.generate(), includes the parameters in the result (like an implementation for NodeJS does).
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How to enable scrypt algorithm in OpenSSL

I'm trying to enable scrypt algorithm in OpenSSL 1.1.0 on Cygwin. I used configure option enable-scrypt but it does not work. Command for build OpenSSL: perl configure Cygwin-x86_64 --prefix="C:/OpenSSL/x64/" no-shared -static enable-scrypt How to…
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Python issuing import error for a .so module

Downloaded scrypt-0.8.0 onto a Centos 7 system. I'm using Anaconda 2.7.12 version of python located in my home directory. After untarring the scrypt file, I ran 'python setup.py install'. The build and installation completed without any indication…
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CryptSharp SCrypt implementation in C#

I'm working on a CryptSharp SCrypt implementation in VS2015. I need to encrypt/decrypt text files meant to be sent as email attachments. Initially I was using AES but considering that HMAC-SHA1 is outdated I opted to use SCrypt for password hashing.…
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Using Scrypt and PBKDF2 to generate bitcoin wallets

I'm trying to implement a script that uses the Scrypt and PBKDF2 to generate bitcoin addresses according to this formula: For this, I created a script in Python language, which even is generating the addresses, but I believe there is something…
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Using scrypt key derivation function on OS X

I like to use the scrypt key derivation function in a C-like (Xojo, actually) program on a Mac. As far as I can tell, there is nothing pre-installed on OS X in regards to this. The original source code is on Tarsnap, and while it compiles (after…
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