Use PBKDF2-HMAC with device-specific salt for anonymization#116
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Use PBKDF2-HMAC with device-specific salt for anonymization#116
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Use PBKDF2-HMAC with device-specific salt for anonymization
Feb 11, 2026
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The current anonymization uses truncated SHA1, which is vulnerable to dictionary/brute-force attacks on low-entropy inputs like IP addresses and hostnames.
Changes:
/etc/machine-idwith UUID fallbackinput→valueto avoid shadowing builtinImplementation:
The device-specific salt prevents external precomputation attacks while maintaining deterministic output per device (required for analytics).
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