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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: nodejs#48052 Refs: nodejs#37248
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: #48052 Refs: #37248 PR-URL: #48121 Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: #48052 Refs: #37248 PR-URL: #48121 Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: nodejs#48052 Refs: nodejs#37248 PR-URL: nodejs#48121 Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: nodejs#48052 Refs: nodejs#37248 PR-URL: nodejs#48121 Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy. Refs: nodejs#48052 Refs: nodejs#37248 PR-URL: nodejs#48121 Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Add a reference to potential problems with using strings as HMAC keys. Also advise against exceeding the underlying hash function's block size when generating HMAC keys from a cryptographically secure source of entropy.
Refs: #48052
Refs: #37248