this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
1627 points (98.7% liked)
linuxmemes
20880 readers
5 users here now
I use Arch btw
Sister communities:
- LemmyMemes: Memes
- LemmyShitpost: Anything and everything goes.
- RISA: Star Trek memes and shitposts
Community rules
- Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
- Be civil
- Post Linux-related content
- No recent reposts
Please report posts and comments that break these rules!
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
If the attacker search for your password specifically then xkcd themself posted the reason why it wouldn't really matter
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/538:_Security
If you're doing blind attemps on a large set of users you'll aim for the least secured password first, dictionary words and known strings.