diff --git a/Crypto/PasswordStore.hs b/Crypto/PasswordStore.hs
--- a/Crypto/PasswordStore.hs
+++ b/Crypto/PasswordStore.hs
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@
         -- * Utilities
         Salt,
         isPasswordFormatValid,  -- :: ByteString -> Bool
-        genSaltIO,              -- :: IO ByteString
-        genSaltRandom,          -- :: (RandomGen b) => b -> (ByteString, b)
-        makeSalt                -- :: ByteString -> Salt
+        genSaltIO,              -- :: IO Salt
+        genSaltRandom,          -- :: (RandomGen b) => b -> (Salt, b)
+        makeSalt,               -- :: ByteString -> Salt
+        exportSalt              -- :: Salt -> ByteString
   ) where
 
 import qualified Data.Digest.Pure.SHA as H
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@
 -- | Hash a password with a given strength (12 is a good default). The output of
 -- this function can be written directly to a password file or
 -- database. Generates a salt using high-quality randomness from
--- @\/dev\/urandom@ or (if that is not available) 'System.Random', which is
--- included in the hashed output.
+-- @\/dev\/urandom@ or (if that is not available, for example on Windows)
+-- 'System.Random', which is included in the hashed output.
 makePassword :: ByteString -> Int -> IO ByteString
 makePassword password strength = do
   salt <- genSaltIO
@@ -244,6 +245,11 @@
     where check_length salt | B.length salt < 8 = 
                                 error "Salt too short. Minimum length is 8 characters."
                             | otherwise = salt
+
+-- | Convert a 'Salt' into a 'ByteString'. The resulting 'ByteString' will be
+-- base64-encoded. Most users will not need to use this function.
+exportSalt :: Salt -> ByteString
+exportSalt (SaltBS bs) = bs
 
 -- | Is the format of a password hash valid? Attempts to parse a given password
 -- hash. Returns 'True' if it parses correctly, and 'False' otherwise.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     cabal-install pwstore-fast
 
-[Haddoc docs are here.](http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pwstore-fast/1.0/doc/html/Crypto-PasswordStore.html)
+[Haddoc docs are here.](http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pwstore-fast/2.0/doc/html/Crypto-PasswordStore.html)
 
 
 Usage
diff --git a/pwstore-purehaskell.cabal b/pwstore-purehaskell.cabal
--- a/pwstore-purehaskell.cabal
+++ b/pwstore-purehaskell.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                pwstore-purehaskell
-Version:             2.0
+Version:             2.1
 Synopsis:            Secure password storage, in pure Haskell.
 Description:         To store passwords securely, they should be salted,
                      then hashed with a slow hash function. This library