Send password safely using an ajax request

Question

just to know, is it possible to send password through an Ajax request safely?

I've a login box that calls an ajax request to try the login/pass and retrieve a JSON Object with errors (if any).

Should I use a form redirection instead?

[EDIT] Store the encrypted password in the database isn't the solution because the login and password send by ajax are the login / password to access the database itself (internal application).

Answer 1

The only way to send something that can not be intercepted by a third party is by using HTTPS instead of regular HTTP. That way everything sent between the server and the client is strongly encrypted.