A CHARACTER string containing the name of the hash algorithm to use with the GENERATE-PASSWORD-HASH function when the hash-algorithm argument is not specified.

Data type: CHARACTER

Access: Readable/Writable

Applies to: SECURITY-POLICY system handle

Valid values in increasing order of security and decreasing order of performance are:

  • PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA-256 (default)
  • PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA-384
  • PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA-512
The AVM raises an error if you try to set the attribute to an invalid value.

See also

PASSWORD-HASH-ROUNDS attribute, PASSWORD-HASH-SALT attribute