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minus-squareTryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt also depends wha kind of password. I know some phones allow longer than 4 digits, and some offer alphanumeric.
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI don’t think that matters as much as the delay because with brute force you can precisely go through a LOT of possibilities so the practical aspect is the attempt frequency. Even 1 number if it’s 1 attempt per decade is enough to prevent intrusion.
It also depends wha kind of password. I know some phones allow longer than 4 digits, and some offer alphanumeric.
I don’t think that matters as much as the delay because with brute force you can precisely go through a LOT of possibilities so the practical aspect is the attempt frequency. Even 1 number if it’s 1 attempt per decade is enough to prevent intrusion.