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Updated Encryption format (markdown)

rugk 2018-03-02 16:36:26 +01:00
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@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Processing of the paste_data:
The paste_blob is passed base64 encoded to the AES function. The paste_blob is passed base64 encoded to the AES function.
Because of a bug [in the deflate algorithm used in PrivateBin](https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/issues/188#issuecomment-281284360) you cannot use a standard-conform deflate algorithm for that.
## Key generation for encryption (PBKDF2) ## Key generation for encryption (PBKDF2)
kdf_salt = random(7) - 7 bytes **<<< does this need to be base64 encoded?** kdf_salt = random(7) - 7 bytes **<<< does this need to be base64 encoded?**