Hello,
> 1)Is there a publication for the way the iv and the key are generated 
from the text 
> based password?
> I assume that enc uses the same method for all modes.
> 
> 2)Is there a publication for how the salt integrates into the cipher, 
and the 
> determination of the key and iv?
> 
> I am trying to develop a javascript program that is compatible with 
openssl in this area.
> 
> Thus far I have implemented aes-cbc and aes-ecb that takes a key and iv 
(in the case of cbc).
> Once I figure out how to generate the key and iv the same openssl does I 
am set. 
> Using the salt would be an added benefit.
Look at PKCS#5 document (especially PBKDF2 function),
this function is implemented in OpenSSL as PKCS5_PBKDF2_HMAC_SHA1() 
function.

Best regards,
--
Marek Marcola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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