Drise Asked: 2012-07-14 11:27:40 +0800 CST2012-07-14 11:27:40 +0800 CST 2012-07-14 11:27:40 +0800 CST Why does the ubuntu password screen take longer on a wrong password? 772 I noticed that a check on a good password takes ~.5 seconds. However, if you give a password that is incorrect, it takes ~3 seconds to inform the user as such. Why is this? 11.04 1 Answers Voted Best Answer drake01 2012-07-14T11:33:15+08:002012-07-14T11:33:15+08:00 Its for the security of the operating system. The arbitrary wait is to check brute-force attacks. Duplicate Question: https://serverfault.com/questions/16232/ubuntu-linux-takes-longer-time-for-incorrect-passwords
Its for the security of the operating system. The arbitrary wait is to check brute-force attacks.
Duplicate Question: https://serverfault.com/questions/16232/ubuntu-linux-takes-longer-time-for-incorrect-passwords