3 ms·> There's no reason for it The reason is to add a delay when bruteforcing passwords.by 1718627440 7mo ago> There's no reason for it The reason is to add a delay when bruteforcing passwords.hananova 7mo agoBruteforcing is only really done with the password hashes in hand. Attacks on live systems are done with credential stuffing.timhh 7mo agoDefinitely not for local password authentication, and I'm dubious it helps for ssh either. See my other comment.