Background
RSA Laboratories PKCS #5 deals with Òpassword-based cryptographyÓ
¥I.e., how to derive keys from shared secrets such as passwords
¥These keys are then used for encryption or message authentication
PKCS #5 syntax originally in ASN.1
¥Natural for use with S/MIME, etc.
XML syntax published in 2007
¥http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2127