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Well one right way is to have a passphrase on boot, then switch over to PIN/swipe/whatever. Seems sorta obvious... But, if Google just mandated TPMs, then a 4-

Well one right way is to have a passphrase on boot, then switch over to PIN/swipe/whatever. Seems sorta obvious... But, if Google just mandated TPMs, then a 4-digit PIN is fine as the hardware can perform a lockout/cooloff/self-destruct. TPMs aren't super-hardened, but against losing your phone in a taxi, or random local cops trying to crack it, it's probably good enough.

chrisfosterelli 12y ago
Is this now possible? Last time I checked Android required that your boot passphrase is used as your screen unlock method. It's the main reason I haven't switched over to encrypted on my N5.
- renata 12y ago
  It's possible if you're rooted: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kibab.android.EncPassChanger https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kibab.andr...