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Clarify the meaning of being "immune"

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As suggested by u/DragonCalypso on Reddit.
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I won't address any particular encryption algorithms; this is just a pure and simple brute-force attack given precomputed password entropy. Furthermore, quantum computers can use Grover's algorithm for an exponential speed-up; to account for quantum computers using Grover's algorithm, calculate P(n/2, e) instead.
=> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover%27s_algorithm Grover's algorithm (Wikipedia)
Obviously, I'm not taking into account future mathematical advances; my crystal ball broke after I asked it if humanity would ever develop the technology to make anime real.
=> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover%27s_algorithm Grover's algorithm (Wikipedia)
Finally, there's always a non-zero probability of a brute-force attack guessing a password with a given entropy. Literal "immunity" is impossible. Lowering this probability to statistical insignificance renders our password practically immune to brute-force attacks.
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@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ Obviously, I'm not taking into account future mathematical advances; my crystal
broke after I asked it if humanity would ever develop the technology to make anime
real.
Finally, there's always a non-zero probability of a brute-force attack guessing a
password with a given entropy. Literal "immunity" is impossible. Lowering this
probability to statistical insignificance renders our password practically immune to
brute-force attacks.
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If your threat model is a bit smaller, simulate putting a smaller object into the
MOAC's furnace. For example, the Earth has a mass of 5.972×10²⁴ kg; this gives the
MOAC a one-in-ten-trillion chance of cracking a password with 256 entropy bits and a
100% chance of cracking a 213-bit password.
100% chance of cracking a 213-bit password.
Sample unbreakable passwords
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