New shitty password generation scheme just dropped, get cracking.

Assuming the exact scheme in the example: "N+m=#", where all numbers are <100, and the computation is valid... The size of the password space is 100(100+1)/2 = 5050. That's absolutely negligible (even a four digit numeric pin is better).

"But someone's password scheme is not known" you say? It's all about scale. If a scheme is popular, you add it to your cracking database, and you'll be sure to crack several passwords!

Nick Krichevsky

@lunarood @OddDev @ryanc sounds like my poor mental math skills will help here. There's no limit to how many passwords have wrong answers!

Luna Rood

@ollien @OddDev @ryanc Congrats! You just upgraded your password space to the equivalent of a six digit pin!

On the other hand, you just made remembering your password very difficult for yourself!

There's a certain poetic beauty in using a password that will be easier to crack than to remember yourself

Jeff Grigg

@ryanc

"3 + 3 * 3 = __"

(and fill in what you think the answer should be)

Dan'sFine :blobcat_thisisfine:

@ElsaPreme @ryanc What happens when six by nine is fifty four?

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@lunarood @ollien @OddDev yeah basically what Luna said

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@JeffGrigg purple monkey dishwasher, obviously

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@silvermoon82 no idea

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@WastelandWandrr @ElsaPreme then you have a four digit pin with extra steps

ketchup71

@ElsaPreme @ryanc @WastelandWandrr The Hitchhikers quote is *never* to be explained. You know it, or you don’t.
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(Nah, just kidding. Sorry, couldn’t resist. )

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@ketchup71 @ElsaPreme @WastelandWandrr Oh, I'm well aware of the HHGttG reference honestly didn't occur to me that someone might miss it.