Scrypt is a recent key derivation function designed for password storage. It aims to improve on earlier similar functions such as PBKDF2 and bcrypt by requiring significant amounts of memory in addition to computation time.
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Are there more modern password hashing methods than bcrypt and scrypt?
This question made me start thinking about password hashing again. I currently use bcrypt (specifically py-bcrypt). I've heard a lot about PBKDF2, and scrypt.
What I'm wondering is if there are any ...
