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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

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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targos pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 30, 2023
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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danielleadams pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Jul 6, 2023
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>
MoLow pushed a commit to MoLow/node that referenced this pull request Jul 6, 2023
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>
Ceres6 pushed a commit to Ceres6/node that referenced this pull request Aug 14, 2023
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>
Ceres6 pushed a commit to Ceres6/node that referenced this pull request Aug 14, 2023
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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