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by thegreatpl 3389 days ago
Actually, Passwords should never be hashed client side. Otherwise, a man in a middle attack could intercept the hash and get your password, allowing them to log in. Instead, the password should be encrypted to the server, and hashed there.
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If a MitM attack can get my hash, what do you think they can get if I send the password to be hashed by the server?
So what does your hash add?
Verifiable protection against data breaches.