>enter password correctly on computer>computer instantly unlocks>enter password wrong>computer waits a couple seconds and then says password is incorrectWhy? Why does it wait that extra time? It's not like it takes that long to check, because it almost instantly unlocks when it's correct.
>>107897898this doesnt happen
>>107897898slowing down anyone trying to brute force your password, duh
There may be multiple methods of authentication (public key for example) and it may be trying them all
>>107897898Only on macbooks
>>107898057It's happening on Linux Mint.
>>107897898They add in a delay to discourage brute force attacks. It also helps prevent timing attacks: for example, some theoretical code could check the length of the passwords first, and then compare character by character starting at the beginning of the passwords, exiting as soon as a discrepancy is found. If an attacker is able to precisely measure the time taken, they could figure out how far along this process got before failing, allowing them to drastically reduce their search space.
>>107897908It does on Windows 11
>>107898108Interdasting, thank you.
>>107897898To prevent brute force by keyboard HIDs
>>107897898because the computer doesnt want you to try every password in existence, it rate limits you to one attempt per minute, to make you take 5000 minutes to run through the entire list of four digit pins
>>107897915This, simple as
