A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8018 Title: PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification Version 2.1 Author: K. Moriarty, Ed., B. Kaliski, A. Rusch Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: January 2017 Mailbox: Kathleen.Moriarty@Dell.com, bkaliski@verisign.com, andreas.rusch@rsa.com Pages: 40 Characters: 80887 Obsoletes: RFC 2898 I-D Tag: draft-moriarty-pkcs5-v2dot1-04.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8018 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8018 This document provides recommendations for the implementation of password-based cryptography, covering key derivation functions, encryption schemes, message authentication schemes, and ASN.1 syntax identifying the techniques. This document represents a republication of PKCS #5 v2.1 from RSA Laboratories' Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) series. By publishing this RFC, change control is transferred to the IETF. This document also obsoletes RFC 2898. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC