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Selected 4 words from among 210680.
These settings yield 1.97 × 1021 (sextillions) possible passwords.
| Attack type | Symbol space | Symbols | Entropy | Time to crack (1k guesses per second) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Known algorithm1 | 210680 | 4 | 270 | tens of billions of years |
| All symbols2 | 94 | 39 | 2255 | an absurdly large number of years |
1 Assumes the attacker knows the exact algorithm used to generate the password, including the wordlist and the number of words used.
2 Assumes the attacker knows nothing about the password, and is trying all combinations of letters, numbers and symbols.