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  1. Why is the American Express 4-digit security code located on the …

    Why is the American Express 4-digit security code on the front of the card, whereas other cards I am aware of (e.g., Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, and Visa credit and debit cards) …

  2. Why are PIN codes usually of even length (4 or 6)?

    Aug 5, 2022 · It might even discourage putting any kind of dates as a PIN and prompt them to choose a more random set of 5-digit numbers. So my question: why are even-numbered PIN …

  3. Is a 3 or 4 digit CVV enough for online transactions?

    It is 3 digits on VISA, MasterCard and Discover branded credit and debit cards, and 4 digits on an American Express branded credit or debit card. The CVV code is not embossed on any of …

  4. Password strength and banks 4 pin code? - Information Security …

    Jun 25, 2014 · Why is it that some security advisers recommend using an 8 character password with upper, lower, digits, and symbols while banks only use a 4 digit number pin for debit and 3 …

  5. When choosing a numeric PIN, does it help or hurt to make each …

    Apr 4, 2017 · 119 Imagine a typical 4-digit PIN scheme containing the digits [0-9]. If I choose my PIN at random, I will get one out of 10 * 10 * 10 * 10 = 10,000 codes.

  6. What is the logic of using numbers for Windows PIN?

    Nov 22, 2024 · A mere 4 digit PIN still has 10,000 combinations, which, combined with rate-limiting is extremely infeasible to brute force. And I personally don’t agree that an …

  7. How to generate short fixed length cryptographic hashes?

    Sep 15, 2019 · This will give you a lot more collisions than expected for a 4-digit number, because you're only using 40% of the possible values. Use a larger excerpt of the digest and use a …

  8. How secure is a 4 digit numbers only captcha? [closed]

    Nov 27, 2019 · Probably the most easy to follow is the YouTube video "What is the probability of guessing a 4 digit pin code?" that explains how to determine the probability of guessing a 4 …

  9. How would you store a 4 digit pin code securely in the database?

    Aug 31, 2011 · I'm familiar with password hashing, using salts, bcrypt etc. But it doesn't seem like this would work to store a 4 digit pin code since the attacker could try all 10,000 combinations …

  10. Does Windows 11 PIN Behavior Break Password Security …

    Nov 22, 2024 · 15 Hiding the length of a PIN is only security through obscurity, which doesn’t really add much anyway, considering that a 4-digit PIN has 10,000 combinations (a 6-digit …