Improve PBKDF2 documentation

[tiran]

BPO	19328
Nosy	@vstinner, @tiran

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GitHub fields:

assignee = 'https://github.com/tiran'
closed_at = <Date 2016-06-12.11:24:01.762>
created_at = <Date 2013-10-21.11:38:16.664>
labels = ['type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Improve PBKDF2 documentation'
updated_at = <Date 2016-06-12.11:24:01.761>
user = 'https://github.com/tiran'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2016-06-12.11:24:01.761>
actor = 'christian.heimes'
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closed_date = <Date 2016-06-12.11:24:01.762>
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components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2013-10-21.11:38:16.664>
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dependencies = []
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issue_num = 19328
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'out of date'
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue19328'
versions = ['Python 3.4']

[tiran]

The new pbkdf2_hmac() feature bpo-18582 bpo-19254 needs more documentation. I'm going to explain round count, salt generation, user vs. application salt, salt length etc.