From c58b478530a93df90d0c612df259d1668cdd3f6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Kehrer Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:56:25 -0600 Subject: update docs re: PBKDF2HMAC iterations --- docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs/hazmat/backends') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index ca3a5433..5b3e852a 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. :param bytes salt: A salt. :param int iterations: The number of iterations to perform of the hash - function. + function. This can be used to control the length of time the + operation takes. Higher numbers help mitigate brute force attacks + against derived keys. :param bytes key_material: The key material to use as a basis for the derived key. This is typically a password. -- cgit v1.2.3