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		SRP – Secure Remote Password Protocol (wikipedia.org)
		3 points by whalesalad on May 14, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

gjvc on May 14, 2020 [–]

This links to a Wikipedia article which says:

"The Secure Remote Password protocol (SRP) is an augmented password-authenticated key agreement (PAKE) protocol, specifically designed to work around existing patents."

...but it doesn't go into any detail about said patents. Could someone here shed some light, please?

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