He’s not wrong though. Brute forcing number only pin takes little effort.
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drmoose@lemmy.world 6 months agoArticle doesn’t even mention PIN. Where are you getting this “advice”?
YoorWeb@lemmy.world 6 months ago
hedgehog@ttrpg.network 6 months ago
It calls them “passwords,” but personally I don’t consider a 6 digit number to be a password. And according to this article on GrayKey, 6 digit “passcodes” became the norm back in 2015. I haven’t seen any stats showing that people on average use more secure passcodes now, and making the passcode required more frequently isn’t going to encourage anyone to use one that’s more secure.
The article just says “disable biometrics” which is bad advice for the average person, as it will result in them using a 6 digit passcode. This is a knee-jerk reaction at best, and the resulting advice is devoid of nuance, made by someone who clearly doesn’t understand the threat discussed in the article, and would benefit literally nobody who might feasibly take it.
My advice is echoed by the article above, but it’s based off having an understanding of the problem area and suggesting a solution that doesn’t just address one thing. Anyone giving advice on the topic should consider:
The author of this article considered none of the above.
drmoose@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I still don’t get where are you seeing this advice in the article. No one is recommending “6 digit passcodes”. AFAIK all contemporary phones use mixed character passwords these days. I just setup a second hand s22 and it asked me to create a full password as primary authentication with all of the brute force strength hints etc.
Your perception might be a bit outdated here.
hedgehog@ttrpg.network 6 months ago
As I said in my first comment, I’m more familiar with iOS, where 6 digit passcodes are the default.
That said, do you genuinely think the average person would use a random 10+ alphanumeric character passcode to unlock their phone after taking the advice of this article and disabling biometric auth?
drmoose@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes the contemporary phones literally bug and warn you if you don’t. Password is much easier to remember than 6 digits too imo.