Comment on Passwords, Backups and a false sense of securityparentComments−rane14yCan you give a practical example how this can become a problem if I use rand() to generate a password to be used on a website?−barrkel14yMany PRNGs only have 32 bits of state. If someone knows your settings (alphabet chosen and length) the max number of passwords to check is 4 billion.
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Can you give a practical example how this can become a problem if I use rand() to generate a password to be used on a website?
Many PRNGs only have 32 bits of state. If someone knows your settings (alphabet chosen and length) the max number of passwords to check is 4 billion.