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A webpage does authentication by downloading a list of usernames and passwords and comparing your inputs in JavaScript in your browser. Another sends a hash out
by gigel82 5y ago
A webpage does authentication by downloading a list of usernames and passwords and comparing your inputs in JavaScript in your browser. Another sends a hash out to an endpoint in the cloud.
To the user - using your line of reasoning - they're both the same, right?
This isn't supposed to be a technical comparison, I just want to point out that the implementation matters as much (or more) than the customers' experience.