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Re:Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords by brennenHN on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @01:15PM (#4970197)
Even in the best case, knowing what the four digits are, there are 24 possible options. We rate limit the PIN to 3 wrong attempts per day, so an attacker would need 8 days to be certain to gain access to an account. It is easy to remotely deactivate the phone from a computer, so the user's accounts will be protected.

That said, this is an area we want to make stronger. Using facial recognition and other, more secure, methods of user identification are on our roadmap as important improvements.

Re:Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords by bobcattr on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @01:23PM (#4970231)
Giving a facial imprint is very risky for the user. I think it's wrong to add this to the system and force users to give this information.

Good luck though

Re:Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords by gcr on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @03:06PM (#4970659)
If I want to prevent you from accessing your account for at least 24 hours, couldn't I just try to log in as you and intentionally enter an incorrect PIN thrice?

Am I misunderstanding something?

Re:Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords by brennenHN on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @03:14PM (#4970706)
Yes, you have to have the phone, but this is still possible.
Re:Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords by gcr on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @09:01PM (#4971975)
Ah, OK. Better than a remote attack for sure.