How do logins instantly know our credentials are incorrect whereas it takes a little while for correct credentials to be validated?
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A couple of reasons. One is referred to as “tarpitting”, where an artificial delay is introduced when there is an invalid password attempt. This is a measure against brute forcing password attempts.
On a network, your personal computer retains a password cache. This cache improves performance of local authentication. If you unlock the workstation with the same password you used to log on, then the password is assumed to be good. This allows the workstation to unlock quickly. Without the password cache, unlocking the workstation would require validating the password on the network, which can take longer.
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