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0 points110111112y ago0 comments

Might be the password to login to the computer itself.

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Yes. It’s my gaming machine log on. It’s just easier to know this password than to always have to find it.

I do not trust corporations, so I generally do not do things like biometrics and stuff.

I don’t completely understand how pins are more secure than my complex password either. That could be ignorance.

Worth noting that Microsoft lets you set up single-machine passwords (they call it a PIN) that you can use to access a user account on a machine without having the password for the associated MS account. That way you can have a secure (and changeable) MS account, but the single-machine PIN can be something you don't need to copy/paste.

cuu5082y ago

Do you need a password on your gaming machine? What is your threat model?

bob-092y ago

Even if there’s nothing on the machine itself you care about, don’t forget about everything else it can talk to on your local network.

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