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[DOC] remove top-level example for OpenSSL::Cipher#pkcs5_keyivgen (#647)
OpenSSL::Cipher#pkcs5_keyivgen should only be used when it is absolutely necessary for compatibility with ancient applications. Having an example can be misleading. We already have another example for OpenSSL::Cipher in which PBKDF2 is used to derive a key. As described in the rdoc of OpenSSL::Cipher#pkcs5_keyivgen, it is compatible with PKCS#5 PBES1 (PKCS#5 v1.5) only when used in combination of a hash function MD2, MD5, or SHA-1, and a cipher DES-CBC or RC2-CBC. This example uses MD5 as the hash function and combines it with AES. This is considered insecure and also using a non-standard technique to derive longer keys.
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