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UltraSane
on Dec 22, 2024
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How to lose a fortune with one bad click
a truly random 256 bit password would require more energy to brute force than the sun will emit during its entire lifetime. a 1400 bit long random password is not any more secure in practice.
Passkeys are normally 256 bit ECC keys.
tekknik
on Dec 29, 2024
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You’re totally right, more bits doesn’t mean more security. /s
I seriously hope you don’t work in any security field.
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Passkeys are normally 256 bit ECC keys.