Technology Corner: Calculating the Number of Android Lock Patterns: An Unfinished Study in Number Theory

Gary C. Kessler

Technology Corner: Calculating the Number of Android Lock Patterns: An Unfinished Study in Number Theory

Gary C. Kessler

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Abstract

"Although one is unlikely to ever want to brute-force an Android lock pattern, many do wonder about the relative strength of the lock pattern versus a multi-digit personal identification number (PIN). It becomes obvious pretty quickly that there are many more lock patterns than the 10,000 possible four-digit PINs."--from the introduction.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Volume	8
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Number theory
mobile technology security
lock patterns

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Other Computer Engineering

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