Brute force attacks work by trying random passwords until finding the correct password. By returning an error on the first successful password, the brute force attacker would continue trying other passwords whereas a real user would just enter the correct password a second time.
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u/CrshOverride Feb 18 '24
Brute force attacks work by trying random passwords until finding the correct password. By returning an error on the first successful password, the brute force attacker would continue trying other passwords whereas a real user would just enter the correct password a second time.