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Syft client log in is slow

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start by reproducing the slow Syft client login and tracing the synchronous or blocking login path; the issue names no files or tests. Done means the login mechanism no longer causes the reported blocking delay while preserving successful login behavior.

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Description

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Description

Syft client seems to come to a clutch during logging in, as a result of synchronous / blocking log in mechanism

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