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 PBKDF2 is used in many applications where a password needs to be stored for future verification. Unlike just using a straight Hashing Algorithm, PBKDF2 uses a "salt" along side the password, and rehashes repeatedly according to the number of "iterations".
 
+# Why did I write this script?
+
+I needed to be able to write passwords to MySQL/MariaDB/SQLite databases from the commandline. I couldn't find a native way to create the hash, and doing it in pure Bash took forever, so I eventually found a way to do it quickly by embedding Python code in the script.
+
 # NOTE:
 
 This script requires Python3 which as it's own license. Please visit https://github.com/python/cpython for more information.