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doc: correct pbkdf2 salt length recommendation
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According to the linked document: "The length of the randomly-generated
portion of the salt shall be at least 128 bits." [NIST SP 800-132]

PR-URL: #17524
Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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but will take a longer amount of time to complete.

The `salt` should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
salts are random and their lengths are greater than 16 bytes. See
salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
[NIST SP 800-132][] for details.

Example:
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but will take a longer amount of time to complete.

The `salt` should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
salts are random and their lengths are greater than 16 bytes. See
salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
[NIST SP 800-132][] for details.

Example:
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