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1. TheCle+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-08-05 23:01:57
On average 2-3 errors. However the real thing we want to look at is what is my chance of guessing right across ALL characters. For 1 it's 95%, for 2 it's 90.2%, and it gets worse from there. The formula for accuracy would be .95^c where c is the number of characters in the password. So the chance of getting EVERY key correct in a 40 character password is < 13% and < 5% for 60 characters.
replies(3): >>llbean+T5 >>whelp_+A6 >>rightb+6m
2. llbean+T5[view] [source] 2023-08-05 23:52:46
>>TheCle+(OP)
Right. The comment above is saying even if you are incorrect in 2-5 keystrokes it’s not hard to guess the correct keystrokes if you’re using a sentence style password.

You don’t need to guess every character.

3. whelp_+A6[view] [source] 2023-08-05 23:57:36
>>TheCle+(OP)
that's pretty high when you can use a computer to run the guesses
4. rightb+6m[view] [source] 2023-08-06 02:37:45
>>TheCle+(OP)
What if the password is typed twice? You can easely figure it out then.
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