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by desdiv 3383 days ago
Without a limit on password length, an attacker can DOS you by forcing you to run your KDF on gigabyte-sized strings.
2 comments

Giga byte sized strings?

Oh, no. That doesn't make sense. You need to limit by Giga grapheme strings.

They're only denying service to themselves if you run the KDF locally.