In the context of Nuke, passwords play a crucial role in securing user accounts and access to the CMS. When a user registers on a Nuke-powered site, they create a username and password, which are stored in the database. The password is typically encrypted or hashed to prevent unauthorized access.

In legacy web environments, the terms you mentioned refer to specific layers of a web application:

Active Server Pages (ASP) is a server-side scripting environment for dynamic web pages. When it comes to password management in ASP: