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iOS Server: HTTP/Apache Drawbacks?

I'm looking to create a client/server application for iOS devices, where client is the iPhone/iPad and server is hosted either at home (Macbook w/ Apache) or online. I've seen many methods suggested ...
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Why almost no webpages hash passwords in the client before submitting (and hashing them again on the server), as to “protect” against password reuse?

Relevant XKCD There are many sites on the Internet that require login information, and the only way to protect against password reusing is the "promise" that the passwords are hashed on the server, ...