<ul><li>Directly using user passwords as encryption keys is not advisable due to their predictability and vulnerability to being guessed or cracked through brute-force attacks.</li><li>The secure cryptographic key generation starts with the user’s password, processed through the PBKDF2 algorithm using SHA-256 hashing.</li><li>When it comes to encrypting data with AES-GCM, there are essential steps to follow, including generating an IV and transforming plaintext data into ciphertext.</li><li>The decryption process reverses the encryption steps, using the same key, IV, and authentication tag to ensure the data’s integrity has not been compromised.</li></ul>

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