Re:The Feds Can Now Probably Unlock Every iPhone Model
by jsjohnst on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @07:07AM
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This is exactly why I use an XKCD style multi-word password for my phone. TouchID/FaceID keep me from having to enter it a lot and the rapid pressing of the power button to disable it give me convenience without significant compromise.
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Re:The Feds Can Now Probably Unlock Every iPhone Model
by athenot on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @09:51AM
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Good but do throw a random character in there, otherwise your passphrase is essentically a few characters long in a (larger) alphabet—ie, a dictionary sorted by most frequently used words. Or at least use some uncommon words.
70^8 = 576480100000000 // 8 chars of upper/lower case, numbers, symbols
4000^4 = 256000000000000 // 4 words pulled from a vocabulary of 4000 words
word rank
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correct 1808
horse 1286
battery 3221
staple (not in the first 4000)
https://xkcd.com/936/ (For those who were wondering about the context.)