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The Windows PIN is just a local password that isn't tied to a cloud account or ever sent across the network. Mine is a full text password, it doesn't have to be
by stetrain 2y ago
The Windows PIN is just a local password that isn't tied to a cloud account or ever sent across the network. Mine is a full text password, it doesn't have to be numeric.
I haven't tried it but it should also work with "Windows Hello" supported face or fingerprint recognition.
- gwbas1c 2y agoThat is not mentioned anywhere, neither in the article, or when setting up a PIN. The common definition of a PIN is for things like using an ATM, where the PIN is for the account, not the card itself.
- lxgr 2y agoThe PIN is also for the card itself. The smartcard chip inside the card can validate it for offline transactions (although that's not as common in the US). I think a reasonable modern definition for a PIN is "a password that can safely be short"; more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42446015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42446015
- gwbas1c 2y agoPIN stands for "Personal Identification Number." It can't have letters / symbols in it. If they're calling a password a PIN, that's the wrong word and will confuse the ^%$^#% out of people who expect PIN to mean numbers only.