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> ## ENCRYPTION-SALT attribute

> The default salt value (a random series of bytes) to use with the GENERATE-PBE-KEY function. The default value is the Unknown value (`?`), which indicates that no salt value is used to generate the password-based encryption key.

> Data type: RAW

> Access: Readable/Writeable

> Applies to: SECURITY-POLICY system handle

> If specified, this salt value is combined with a password value and hashed some number of times to generate a password-based encryption key (using the algorithm specified by the PBE-HASH-ALGORITHM attribute and the number of iterations specified by the PBE-KEY-ROUNDS attribute).

> When set, only the first 8 bytes are used. If the value has fewer than 8 bytes, it is padded at the end with zero-value bytes.

> You can use the GENERATE-PBE-SALT function to generate a salt value, which can help to ensure that the password key value is unique.

> You are responsible for generating, storing, and transporting this value.

> #### See also

> GENERATE-PBE-KEY function, GENERATE-PBE-SALT function

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