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by computerfriend 816 days ago
I sometimes ask this as an interview question. Hardly anybody knows the answer.
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sureglymop 816 days ago
So don't you want to enlighten us with the answer?
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computerfriend 815 days ago
The enlightenment has happened in the other comments, but the summary is:

* this enforces high entropy,

* the password is transmitted to the server, the private key is not.

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