4 ms·

Knowing the length makes is defined easier, maybe not easy but easier.

• hananova 7mo ago
  It saves 1/Nth of the total time taken to brute force an N character password compared to starting from length 1. So any password where this is a significant fraction is so short that the time saved isn't really relevant. So yes, "easier", technically. But not in any meaningful way.
  • croes 7mo ago
    Unless you attack a group and want to know which target has an easier to brute force password.