(Perl) PBKDF2 - Derive Key from Password

Demonstrates how to derive a symmetric encryption key from a password using PBKDF2. This example matches the results found at this URL: http://www.di-mgt.com.au/cryptoKDFs.html#examplespbkdf

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use chilkat();

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

$crypt = chilkat::CkCrypt2->new();

# http://www.di-mgt.com.au/cryptoKDFs.html#examplespbkdf

$pw = "password";
$pwCharset = "ansi";
# Hash algorithms may be: sha1, md2, md5, etc.
$hashAlg = "sha1";
# The salt should be 8 bytes:
$saltHex = "78578E5A5D63CB06";
$iterationCount = 2048;
# Derive a 192-bit key from the password.
$outputBitLen = 192;

# 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.)
$enc = "hex";

$hexKey = $crypt->pbkdf2($pw,$pwCharset,$hashAlg,$saltHex,$iterationCount,$outputBitLen,$enc);

print $hexKey . "\r\n";

# The output should have this value:
# BFDE6BE94DF7E11DD409BCE20A0255EC327CB936FFE9364