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AZBigdog
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4 days ago
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Argon2 KDF

I know I asked about this before, but haven't seen anything lately. Is 1Password working on adding Argon2 to encryption options? Several other password managers have it, so just curious as to when we...
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    1P_Dave
    8 hours ago

    Hello AZBigdog! 👋

    Thanks for the question! I don't have anything new to share regarding Argon2 support at the moment. Our security design white paper currently includes the following information in A1.1 - Crypto in the browser: 

    There’s a paucity of efficient cryptographic functions available to run in JavaScript. As a consequence, the WebCrypto facilities available in the browsers we support impose a limit on the cryptographic methods we can use. For example, our reliance on PBKDF2 instead of a memory hard KDF such as Argon2 is a consequence of this.

    Our blog is likely where any future developments will be announced in the future. 🙂

    -Dave

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1P_Dave
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8 hours ago

Hello AZBigdog! 👋

Thanks for the question! I don't have anything new to share regarding Argon2 support at the moment. Our security design white paper currently includes the following information in A1.1 - Crypto in the browser: 

There’s a paucity of efficient cryptographic functions available to run in JavaScript. As a consequence, the WebCrypto facilities available in the browsers we support impose a limit on the cryptographic methods we can use. For example, our reliance on PBKDF2 instead of a memory hard KDF such as Argon2 is a consequence of this.

Our blog is likely where any future developments will be announced in the future. 🙂

-Dave