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Old Feb 19, 2015, 2:52 pm
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RandomBaritone
 
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Originally Posted by Kingston
If they used real security (like requiring a real password and disallowing PINs), only people who chose poor passwords would get compromised.
Those that chose properly random string passwords would be unaffected.

There's a reason no online bank lets you login with just your ATM PIN.
Well said. PINs have no business as password proxies.
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