Schneier all but disavowed _Applied Cryptography_ in _Practical Cryptography_.
Schneier's reputation as a cryptanalyst is, as even he might concede at this point, somewhat outstripping his actual career.
Bcrypt is part of the academic literature; the people who wrote it are both renowned.
You can make your same critique about any other crypto construction; maybe the OCB block cipher mode is unsafe! After all, Bruce Schneier didn't write it!
Schneier all but disavowed _Applied Cryptography_ in _Practical Cryptography_.
Schneier's reputation as a cryptanalyst is, as even he might concede at this point, somewhat outstripping his actual career.
Bcrypt is part of the academic literature; the people who wrote it are both renowned.
You can make your same critique about any other crypto construction; maybe the OCB block cipher mode is unsafe! After all, Bruce Schneier didn't write it!