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#The website creates a unique session for the client connecting to it.
#The website creates a unique session for the client connecting to it.
#The website generates a long string of random characters (known as a [[Nonce (cryptography)|nonce]]) and provides it to the client
#The website generates a long string of random characters (known as a [[Nonce (cryptography)|nonce]]) and provides it to the client
#The client takes this string and encrypts it using the client's private key, then returns it to the server
#The client takes this string and encrypts it using its private key, then returns it to the server
#The server decrypts the nonce using the client's public key, and verifies its validity.
#The server decrypts the nonce using the client's public key, and verifies its validity.
#The server grants the client the rights attached to the now-known user
#The server grants the client the rights attached to the now-known user