Using the passphrase as *both* the salt and password for the PBKDF2 step strikes...

mpyne on March 8, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to steal Bitcoins that are protected by weak p...

Using the passphrase as both the salt and password for the PBKDF2 step strikes me as suspicious, but as I don't do crypto for my day job I'm not sure how bad this is (or isn't).