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title: "Discussion on \"The Case of the 40-Second Logins: Debugging an ALB Gone Wrong\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The Case of the 40-Second Logins: Debugging an ALB Gone Wrong\". When logins took 40s for some users but <1s for others, we traced it to a single bad ALB IP."
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# [The Case of the 40-Second Logins: Debugging an ALB Gone Wrong](https://prateeks007.hashnode.dev/the-case-of-the-40-second-logins-debugging-an-alb-gone-wrong?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When logins took 40s for some users but <1s for others, we traced it to a single bad ALB IP.

Sep 8, 2025 · 10 min read · prateeks007.hashnode.dev  
Updated Dec 1, 2025  
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