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arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkwtf is this?i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoJust making “second breakfast” your password would be more secure. Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/936/
minus-squareCalavera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it though? Because I it’s the same amount of characters
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut there are 12 possible characters rather than 10 which increases the problem space.
minus-squareCalavera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSorry, what do you mean by 12 characters?
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAll numbers in a passcode means 10 possible values for each position: 0-9. Just the letters in the phrase “second breakfast” include 12 possible values at each position which means mathematically there are more possible solutions.
minus-squareCalavera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut the attacker wouldn’t know about that. He does not know if the password is just characters, numbers etc…
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_attack
minus-squarethis_is_router@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhere do you get the 12 from? Alphabetical is 26 variations per character, not 12.
Just making “second breakfast” your password would be more secure.
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/936/
Is it though? Because I it’s the same amount of characters
But there are 12 possible characters rather than 10 which increases the problem space.
Sorry, what do you mean by 12 characters?
All numbers in a passcode means 10 possible values for each position: 0-9. Just the letters in the phrase “second breakfast” include 12 possible values at each position which means mathematically there are more possible solutions.
But the attacker wouldn’t know about that. He does not know if the password is just characters, numbers etc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_attack
Where do you get the 12 from? Alphabetical is 26 variations per character, not 12.