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Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX

From "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX
Date 2018-06-27 15:47 +0200
Organization solani.org
Message-ID <ph04hb$63c$1@solani.org> (permalink)
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On 27.06.2018 at 15:29, Jon Ribbens wrote:

> On 2018-06-27, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>
>> Richard Damon wrote:
>>
>>> You provide the attacker with no more information than they have when
>>> you use TLS, as the encryption algorithm is just as know.
>>
>> Incorrect; read again.
>>
>> To use an example that you should be able to understand: Encryption by 
>> client-scripting that is like locking the door of my house, and pin a post-
>> it note to the door that says “@Burglar: The key is below the mat.”, where 
>> the key actually is.
> 
> You should look into this newfangled thing called "asymmetric encryption".

I'm afraid we're way off topic for c.l.js.  However, as I see it, you'd
have to deliver the *private* key to the client, which may not be the
best idea, anyway.

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2018-06-25 02:48 -0700
  Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2018-06-25 22:03 +0700
    Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2018-06-25 17:21 +0200
      Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2018-06-26 14:59 +0700
        Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-26 16:47 +0200
          Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-06-26 21:09 -0400
            Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-27 09:45 +0200
              Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-27 00:54 -0700
              Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2018-06-27 13:29 +0000
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2018-06-27 15:47 +0200
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-06-27 16:00 +0100
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-06-27 08:11 -0700
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-06-28 01:53 +0100
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-06-27 21:48 -0700
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2018-06-28 09:17 +0000
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-06-28 03:25 -0700
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-27 14:04 -0700
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2018-06-28 13:54 +0200
                Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-28 13:46 -0700
  Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX jecxjo <jeff@sh0.xyz> - 2018-07-02 03:21 +0000
    Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-07-15 04:56 +0200
      Re: Submitting *encrypted* forms via AJAX "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2018-07-16 01:00 +0200

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