Previously authenticating a user could take significantly longer than
determining that a user does not exist. This was due to the fact that only
users that were found would use the password encoder and comparing a
password can take a significant amount of time. The difference in the
time required could allow a side channel attack that reveals if a user
exists.
The code has been updated to do comparison against a dummy password
even when the the user was not found.
Rob Winch
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