The Definitive Guide To Website Authentication
From the first answer<p>> The only (currently practical) way to protect against login interception (packet sniffing) during login is by using a certificate-based encryption scheme (e.g. SSL) or a proven & tested challenge-response scheme (e.g. the Diffie-Hellman-based SRP).<p>I'm no security expert but if you take into account man in the middle attack where the attacker can actually change the page/javascript you're not safe even with DH. Attacker can just drop all your fancy code and send the password in the clear and intercept it later...