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by fabulist 4503 days ago
I agree with you about SSL, client-side hashing seems like a solution for a very mature website with clientèle who strongly value their privacy. Something like LavaBit comes to mind (RIP). But "useless" is too strong a word. It is really trivial to use stolen credentials on other services, and effective to boot. But by hashing on the client side in addition to the server, you "double" the amount of effort required to perform the attack.