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[-] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

So isn't the pin now the weakest link and shorter than a password

[-] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Typically in most situations where a PIN is used on a modern device, it is not just the number you enter but some kind of hardware backing that is limited to the local device and also does things like rate limiting attempts.

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