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security(auth): harmonize response times for token creation #162

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opened 2026-04-22 06:47:22 +00:00 by chartgerink · 0 comments
chartgerink commented 2026-04-22 06:47:22 +00:00
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When logging in or requesting a password reset, the response times are variable based on whether a user exists or not. In order to reduce enumeration attacks (CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy).

This requires creating a pseudo-token to ensure the response times are harmonized.

When logging in or requesting a password reset, the response times are variable based on whether a user exists or not. In order to reduce enumeration attacks (CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy). This requires creating a pseudo-token to ensure the response times are harmonized.
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