I think you may be reacting to a mis-parse. The sentence is awkwardly phrased either way, but "clearly" could mean "it is clear that it takes a lot of technical

I think you may be reacting to a mis-parse. The sentence is awkwardly phrased either way, but "clearly" could mean "it is clear that it takes a lot of technical means," or it could mean "to find a clear version (i.e. plaintext) of the password."