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PBKDF2 Iteration Helper

v1.0.0

Iteration helper aligned with OWASP guidance — pick HMAC, output length, iteration count.

Result
Algorithm: PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA-256
Iterations: 600,000

OWASP 2023 minimum: 600,000 iterations
Compliant: Yes
Est. time: ~200 ms on modern hardware

Usage (Node.js):
  const salt = crypto.randomBytes(32);
  const key = await util.promisify(crypto.pbkdf2)(password, salt, 600000, 64, 'sha256');

Note: SHA-1 counts are higher because SHA-1 is faster — more iterations needed for same work.