PHP | hash_hkdf() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP hash_hkdf() Function.

The PHP hash_hkdf() function returns the hkdf key derivation for the given input key.

HKDF is a key that is derived using HMAC algorithm like md5, sha256, an input key and a salt key.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

hash_hkdf ( string $algo , string $ikm [, int $length = 0 [, string $info = '' [, string $salt = '' ]]] ) : string

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	algo Name of the hashing algorithm. There is a big list of algorithm available with hash, some important ones are md5, sha256, etc. To get the full list of algorithms supported check for hash_hmac_algos()
2	ikm Input key.
3	length The length you want in bytes. The length cannot be greater than 255 times the chosen hash function size. If the length is 0, then the length will be as per the chosen hash function size.
4	info Application/context-specific info string.
5	salt The salt secret key is required for derivation. It is optional, but using salt will add strength to HDKF derivation.

Return Value

This function returns a string of raw binary data on success and false if it fails.

PHP Version

This PHP function works from PHP version greater than 7.1.2.

Example1

Following example demonstrates the usage of the PHP hash_hkdf() function -

<?php
   $inputKey = random_bytes(32);
   $salt = 'testingkey';
   $HKFD_derivation = hash_hkdf('md5', $inputKey, 32, 'aes-256-encryption', $salt);
   echo $HKFD_derivation;
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

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Example2

Using the built-in PHP hash_hkdf() function with length set to 0 -

<?php
   $inputKey = random_bytes(32);
   $salt = 'testingkey';
   $HKFD_derivation = hash_hkdf('md5', $inputKey, 0, 'aes-256-encryption', $salt);
   echo $HKFD_derivation;
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

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