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by maneesh 112 days ago
Isn’t a pin considered a password and not required to be given up, unlike a fingerprint or Face ID?
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But a 4 digit PIN with unlimited retries can be brute forced.

Replacing a password with a 4 digit PIN is less secure. If a user wanted a 4 character password, they’d make a 4 character password. Forcing the creation doesn’t make much sense on a desktop.