# Oliviers-OSS/scrypt

> The scrypt key derivation function was originally developed for use in the Tarsnap online backup system and is designed to be far more secure against hardware brute-force attacks than alternative functions such as PBKDF2 or bcrypt.

- **Canonical URL**: https://githubrepo.cloud/repo/Oliviers-OSS/scrypt
- **GitHub Repository**: https://github.com/Oliviers-OSS/scrypt
- **Maintainer / Creator**: https://github.com/Oliviers-OSS
- **Discovered On**: Oct 31, 2026

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