On Mon Apr 22 2002; 17:55, kingruedi wrote:
> Is there a way to get a 32 byte AES256 key from the user password?
There is an easy way to solve your problem.
1. Generate a 256 bit random key.
2. Use the digest output of the passphrase (MD5/RMD160/SHA1).
3. Encrypt the key from step one with the digest key.
4. Encrypt the data with the key from step one.
[hopefully it is clear]
Timo