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by gbba 2207 days ago
PIN is probably not the best term they could've chosen since the term implies it should be a number.

However in this case, the Windows 10 "PIN" can actually be a longer password.
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8fingerlouie 2206 days ago
>However in this case, the Windows 10 "PIN" can actually be a longer password.

So why is it better to have a longer PIN instead of a longer password ?

If a PIN is just another password with the same length/complexity requirements as a regular password, why should i bother ?

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soylentcola 2207 days ago
Like a personal identification npassword?

Seriously, though, PIN implies a number for a reason (even if people don't think about it or say things like "PIN number"). They should expect confusion if they refer to a password as a PIN.

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