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@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ Different KDFs are suitable for different tasks such as:
`HKDF`_ (HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function) is suitable
for deriving keys of a fixed size used for other cryptographic operations.
+ .. warning::
+
+ HKDF should not be used for password storage.
+
.. doctest::
>>> import os