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Re:Gmail password first character is case insensitive on mob... by kaba0 on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:24AM (#28809651)
Hashing one or two 10 char strings takes basically no time on even old mobile hardware.
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Re:Gmail password first character is case insensitive on mob... by spookthesunset on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:17AM (#28810588)
Good password hash algorithms specifically are designed to take a while. They add latency to the subsequent page load when you click “submit”.
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Re:Gmail password first character is case insensitive on mob... by weird-eye-issue on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:59AM (#28809894)
Not if you are using algorithms specifically designed to take a lot of CPU time, which is a best practice

https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpubli...

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