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It depends on how quickly they lock your account if the wrong password is entered. If they lock it after three goes, how is a 6 digit password less secure than
by nodata 12y ago
It depends on how quickly they lock your account if the wrong password is entered.
If they lock it after three goes, how is a 6 digit password less secure than a 100 character password?
- frou_dh 12y agoMassively higher odds of a random guess hitting it lucky, of course. If usernames are easy to predict or come by then someone could find a way to bang on a large set of accounts.
- wikwocket 12y ago6 digits are less secure than 100 characters because when asked to generate a 6 digit password, many many people will pick their birthdate, wedding anniversary, or childrens' birthdate. With an alphanumeric password, many people will still pick a variation of "password12345" or "letmein!!", but at least then their banking password is not literally posted on their public Facebook page. :)