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

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

1 points by J253 2 years ago | 1 comment

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.

makemake_kbo 2 years ago |

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.