Also see: Security | Remote | Authentication | Cryptography
Acronym: Secure Remote Password
Home Page: http://srp.stanford.edu
From the home page:
- The Project’s primary purpose is to improve password security by making strong password authentication technology a standard part of deployed real-world systems. This is accomplished by making this technology an easy-to-use, hassle-free alternative to weak and vulnerable legacy password authentication schemes. SRP makes these objectives possible because it offers a unique combination of password security, user convenience, and freedom from restrictive licenses. …more
Available under a “BSD-style license.”
OpenSSH patch which adds SRP functionality: http://members.tripod.com/professor-tom/archives
TakeDown.NET -> “SRP”