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# scrypt

This block is part of the [`crypto`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/crypto) group and was last modified in core [`v10.4.28`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/100428).

scrypt is a password-based key derivation function that is designed to be expensive computationally and memory-wise in order to make brute-force attacks unrewarding.

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