Brute Force: Now with less brutality

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My fingers are resting just a little bit easier knowing that there are now attacks against fingerprint authentication that involve a dictionary of digitized fingerprints. I'd just as soon the vulnerabilities involved not get fixed as that would force attackers back to using less civilized means. 

I suppose it might be more accurate to call it a dictionary attack rather than a brute force attack, but what do I know?

Never gonna remember this one

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Of course with all those constraints, the number of possible passwords that satisfy them all is actually smaller than if there were fewer constraints, which actually makes it easier to search through the entire set of possible passwords. In an effort to make passwords more secure, it actually makes them less secure.

Strongest Door Ever?

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That's the kind of door you want protecting you. Honestly, I think it might have been faster if they'd gone through the wall. These police definitely lost the element of surprise and I bet the people inside had ample time to destroy evidence.