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“Please Enter Nth Character” without HSM

This question has been asked a few times, but always in the format "How does examplewebsite.com implement their 'please enter xth yth and zth characters of your password' function?" And the ...
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Can a HSM be used to make password hashing stronger?

Say a database server has a HSM which is in use for encrypting (reversibly of course) credit card numbers. Is there any way a HSM could be used to add strength to a password hashing scheme? (Or are ...