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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by 3form on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @02:48PM (#45030609)
That's a very uncommon understanding of brute force, to be honest. Generally I see the term applied to cases where there's next to no prior knowledge, just enumeration.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by mike_hearn on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @03:55AM (#45036696)
Well, I'd have picked a different word in this context. I'm just explaining why attestation fixes the problem described by the OP as seen in modern contexts and rate limiting doesn't.
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