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by mabynogy 2888 days ago
Yes there are. The two parties need to agree on a common source. It can be a file somewhere on the web (an image) or a something that doesn't exist yet.

That's what happens with passwords.

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How are the two parties supposed to agree when they've never talked to each other before?

If I connect to https://www.SomeWebsiteIveNeverVisited.com/, how is the web server supposed to tell me where to get the key? Or if I, the client, am choosing where to get the key, how do I securely tell the server where to get it?

Passwords work because they're being sent over TLS which we've decided is "good enough".

Those problems exist with current systems. There is a phase where the two parties must recognize themselves and agree they are legit.