Augmented PAKE avoids the raw credentials problem.  But PAKE doesn’t solve all 
problems.  Without PKI it’s a duckling model at best, and you don’t log into 
every website every time with a password.

— Mike

> On Jan 23, 2015, at 2:49 PM, Justin King-Lacroix 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I think "is" and "should be" have been conflated. (Unfortunately -- PKI needs 
> to die, I agree.)
> 
> Is PAKE really the way to go, though? Having servers store raw (as opposed to 
> salt-hashed) credentials feels like a mistake.
> 
> J
> 
> On 23 January 2015 at 09:57, U.Mutlu <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> SSL certificate stuff (ie. PKI) is IMO dead. NSA killed it.
> Back to the roots: hashed pw over MITM-safe sessions (SRP, SPEKE etc, ie. 
> PAKE).
> 
> cu
> Uenal
> 
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