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Why does it take so long to detect a wrong password while logging in? (2020)

by J253 on 3/19/24, 3:21 PM with 1 comments

  • by makemake_kbo on 3/19/24, 3:24 PM

    i was under the impression its a security measure against people brute forcing, kinda like when you try to unlock an iphone with a pin and fail it increases the time before your next attempt exponentially.