Generates a random salt value (a series of 8 bytes) to use in generating an encryption key, and returns the salt value as a RAW value. Using a salt value can help to ensure that a password key value is unique.

Syntax

GENERATE-PBE-SALT

Notes

  • This salt value is combined with a password value and hashed some number of times to generate a password-based encryption key (using the algorithm specified by the PBE-HASH-ALGORITHM attribute and the number of iterations specified by the PBE-KEY-ROUNDS attribute).
  • You are responsible for generating, storing, and transporting this value.

See also

GENERATE-PBE-KEY function, MESSAGE-DIGEST function, SECURITY-POLICY system handle