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Why repeating a digit may improve security on your iPhone’s 4-digit lockscreen PIN – Mind Your Decisions
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Am I helping myself by using three numbers in a four-digit code?
There are 4! = 24 possible ways a password can be formed from four distinct and known numbers. Will using just three numbers increase the number of possibilities?
The surprising answer is that yes, it does.
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