> So why not simply add the following logic to server mode:
> 
> A) fetch config option "add-random-sleep" (integer, default=0)
> B) if ((A)>0) AND user is nobody, sleep for random 1..(A) ms. (This attack 
> would seem to be useless for anyone but the nobody user. If you're logged in, 
> you've got your password, and anonymous gets a random password).

Point 2 on that linked article :-)
Random numbers have some distribution, most commonly, uniform. Given enough 
measurements, you can get rid of randomness.

--
Dmitry Chestnykh

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