[Cryptography] [FORGED] FOSS library recommendation for VB.NET encryption using AES

[Peter Gutmann]

Kevin W. Wall <kevin.w.wall at gmail.com> writes:

>Their company policy prohibits the use of PBE.

Before we can answer, a question: If their policy prohibits the use of PBE (I
assume that means KEK-based mechanisms in general?) to encrypt passwords, what
are we supposed to use?  Does it need to be reversible?  If not, you're going
to run into a KEK at some point.

Peter.