> it must be sent over the network un-encrypted once.

If you want the password to travel unencrypted over
the network connect to the client using SSL/TLS.
What kind of a client do you have???
If you use SSL/TLS only for the authentication routine the
overhead is negligible.

Cheers
Rajesh

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