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> A six digit PIN you use to unlock your phone or messaging app doesn't have enough entropy to be secure The PIN is not usually used for cryptography, it's use
by coppsilgold 9mo ago
> A six digit PIN you use to unlock your phone or messaging app doesn't have enough entropy to be secure
The PIN is not usually used for cryptography, it's used to authorize the TEE (secure enclave) to do it for you. It's usually difficult or impractical to get the keys from the TEE.