yescrypt is a cryptographic key derivation function function used for password hashing on Fedora,[1] Debian,[2] Ubuntu,[3] and Arch Linux.[4] The function is more resistant to offline password-cracking attacks than SHA-512.[5] It is based on Scrypt.[5]
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2 scrypt - password-based key derivation function (and also a utility) yescrypt Provos N, Maziéres D (10 June 1999). A Future-Adaptable Password Scheme...
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