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PBKDF2 is a key derivation and strengthening function, commonly used for password storage.

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Why is 8ms a goal for hashing?

There is no "8 ms rule". There's an equation that was explained by Thomas Pornin (your first link) which stated in that example that for 32 bits of password quality and an attacker with 200 times the …
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Combining SCRYPT + a short crc

You shouldn't mess with the algorithm like this. I can't think about what the impact of this method is but it does scream insecurity. At the very least, it would allow an attacker to move roughly 256 …
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PBKDF2 usage will slow REST API down?

PBKDF2 and other key stretching algorithms are meant to be slow and take the same amount of time whether the input password is correct or incorrect. …
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