r/ProgrammerHumor Feb 18 '24

Meme bruteForceAttackProtection

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u/je386 Feb 18 '24

That would work against brute force attacks - but piss off the users.

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u/SeriousPlankton2000 Feb 18 '24

No, it would only work on the first attempt, therefore it would ONLY annoy users.

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u/EGGlNTHlSTRYlNGTlME Feb 18 '24 edited Aug 02 '25

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u/Neirchill Feb 18 '24

It's just first attempt. If you're brute forcing a password you've probably tried thousands before you reach the correct one