(Objective-C) PBKDF1 - Derive Key from Password

Demonstrates how to derive a symmetric encryption key from a password using PBKDF1. This example matches the results found at this URL: http://www.di-mgt.com.au/cryptoKDFs.html#examplespbkdf

It also matches the output produced by the .NET Framework using this C# code:

            byte[] salt = new byte[] { 0x78, 0x57, 0x8E, 0x5A, 0x5D, 0x63, 0xCB, 0x06 };
            PasswordDeriveBytes cdk = new PasswordDeriveBytes("password", salt);

            cdk.IterationCount = 1000;
            cdk.HashName = "SHA1";

            // generate a 16-byte key
            byte[] key = cdk.GetBytes(16);

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#import <CkoCrypt2.h>
#import <NSString.h>

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

CkoCrypt2 *crypt = [[CkoCrypt2 alloc] init];

NSString *hexKey = 0;
// http://www.di-mgt.com.au/cryptoKDFs.html#examplespbkdf

NSString *pw = @"password";
NSString *pwCharset = @"ansi";
// Hash algorithms may be: sha1, md2, md5, etc.
NSString *hashAlg = @"sha1";
// The salt should be 8 bytes:
NSString *saltHex = @"78578E5A5D63CB06";
int iterationCount = 1000;
// Derive a 128-bit key from the password.
int outputBitLen = 128;

// The derived key is returned as a hex or base64 encoded string.
// (Note: The salt argument must be a string that also uses
// the same encoding.)
NSString *enc = @"hex";

hexKey = [crypt Pbkdf1: pw charset: pwCharset hashAlg: hashAlg salt: saltHex iterationCount: [NSNumber numberWithInt: iterationCount] outputKeyBitLen: [NSNumber numberWithInt: outputBitLen] encoding: enc];

NSLog(@"%@",hexKey);

// The output should have this value:
// DC19847E05C64D2FAF10EBFB4A3D2A2