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Four is 6 7 for infosec
(lemmy.nz)
Ironically, "four" is a much better password than a single character.
Not hugely. A single word dictionary attack is still a very low bar.
Hey, it'll at least save a few more microseconds.
Oof. I hope the 4 thing dies out quicker than the 6 7 thing did. lol.
I'm upvoting them all today because it's still fresh, even though I'm already over it. But yeah, dunno about after today. lol.
At least it has an actual meaning, unlike 67.
Ironically, I've seen four of these memes in a row in my feed
I've seen at least six to seven or so. heh
I watched that around six or seven times ;-)
what is this referring to? not in infosec at all lol
The headline is: One of the private keys protecting part of the global HTTPS trust system was, according to a report from The Register published October 20, 2026, the number 4. Not a 384-bit cryptographic value. Just the digit 4.
More info here: https://tech-insider.org/emudhra-ca-private-keys-compromised-number-4-2026/
Do we get a new number of the day tomorrow after having worn out 4? 😆
The next one will be 6. As it's a perfect number there isn't any further improvement possible.
Pretty sneaky, sys!(admin)
this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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