scrypt – Tarik Billa

.NET implementation of scrypt

April 16, 2023 by Tarik

Finally I found an implementation of scrypt in C# in the CryptSharp library. The library is open source and uses the ISC license. CryptSharp Version History 1.2.0 January 23, 2011: The SCrypt KDF is now supported as CryptSharp.Utility.SCrypt. Added djb’s Salsa20, required by SCrypt.

What are optimal scrypt work factors?

February 21, 2023 by Tarik

As a start: cpercival mentioned in his slides from 2009 something around (N = 2^14, r = 8, p = 1) for < 100ms (interactive use), and (N = 2^20, r = 8, p = 1) for < 5s (sensitive storage). These values happen to be good enough for general use (password-db for some WebApp) … Read more