By mochtar
via marakana.com
Published: May 22 2009 / 07:38
HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) is the most common mechanism on the internet used to ensure server authenticity and provide data privacy. Unfortunately, SSL is often too complex and prohibitively expensive for many small-scale sites where all that is needed is a secure authentication mechanism. The biggest drawback of a regular non-SSL login is that the password is sent in clear-text, which can be easily sniffed by a potential attacker. But if the password were never to leave the client, there would be no chance of capturing it.
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