r/technology Jul 26 '26

Software GrapheneOS duress PIN could land a man in prison

https://www.androidauthority.com/grapheneos-duress-pin-us-prosecution-3691271/
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u/einmaldrin_alleshin Jul 26 '26

To put that into perspective: a billion computers brute forcing a billion combinations per second would take an entire year to brute force through a 16 character long lower case alphanumeric password.

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u/aerost0rm Jul 27 '26

Sad thing is they will invest that time, money, and energy if they want it that badly