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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions doc/api/deprecations.md
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Using [`crypto.createCipher()`][] and [`crypto.createDecipher()`][] should be
avoided as they use a weak key derivation function (MD5 with no salt) and static
initialization vectors. It is recommended to derive a key using
[`crypto.pbkdf2()`][] and to use [`crypto.createCipheriv()`][] and
[`crypto.createDecipheriv()`][] to obtain the [`Cipher`][] and [`Decipher`][]
objects respectively.
[`crypto.pbkdf2()`][] or [`crypto.scrypt()`][] and to use
[`crypto.createCipheriv()`][] and [`crypto.createDecipheriv()`][] to obtain the
[`Cipher`][] and [`Decipher`][] objects respectively.

<a id="DEP0107"></a>
### DEP0107: tls.convertNPNProtocols()
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[`crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING`]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_default_encoding
[`crypto.fips`]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_fips
[`crypto.pbkdf2()`]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback
[`crypto.scrypt()`]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_scrypt_password_salt_keylen_options_callback
[`decipher.final()`]: crypto.html#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding
[`decipher.setAuthTag()`]: crypto.html#crypto_decipher_setauthtag_buffer
[`domain`]: domain.html
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