sending password onClick from input

[ernest1b]

I have a registration form which is processed by using javascript and php. First I show registration.php and data from it is sended with ajax to registration_process.php

<form id="registration">
Name<input type="name" id="name" />
Password<input type="password" id="password" />
</form>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#submit').click(function() {
var name=$('#name').val();
var password=$('#password').val();
//then it sends those data with ajax to registration.php
...
</script>

registration_process.php
<?
if($_POST[password]){
$password=$_POST[password]
...
}
?>

The problem is that is probably not secure way. Is any way to encrypt value of input? For example something like this
var name=$('#name').encrypt().val();

tnx!

[ernest1b]

Is that even any huge security risk if I send password to 2nd step with ajax without encrypting it?

I see that also Facebook doesn't do it. As you can try, Facebook sends to 2nd step of registration the value of password with ajax (POST reg_passwd__) without encrypt it.

[Fotiman]

If you want it to be secure, you should send the request over HTTPS instead of HTTP. This encrypts the value as it is sent over the wire.