Android 14 no longer requires enter after entering correct PIN code

To give a little context to “rather”

Supposing you brute force in the simplest way, so 0-9, then 00-99, then 000-999, and it’s a 5 digit pin code, you have to do 111,110 attempts in the worst case, where the correct answer is 99999 is.

If you can just spam zeros at the beginning until the phone checks the code, then you know right away at 5 that it is a 5 digit code.
That saves you 11,110 bets by skipping everything from 0 to 4 digits

Suppose it concerns an 8-digit pin code, such as iOS has as standard, then you would save 11,111,110 guesses

So I wouldn’t want it on my phone anyway. Really only if nothing happens at all when the code is the right length, but incorrect.

[Reactie gewijzigd door youridv1 op 9 maart 2023 11:55]