note 105903 added to function.sleep

From: Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:33:57 +0000
Subject: note 105903 added to function.sleep
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You should put sleep into both the pass and fail branches, since an attacker can check whether the response is slow and use that as an indicator - cutting down the delay time. But a delay in both branches eliminates this possibility. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 64.7.151.16 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sleep.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/105903 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105903 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/105903 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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