Article
Technology Corner: Calculating the Number of Android Lock Patterns: An Unfinished Study in Number Theory
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
(2013)
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.
Keywords
- Number theory,
- mobile technology security,
- lock patterns
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 2013
Citation Information
Gary C. Kessler. "Technology Corner: Calculating the Number of Android Lock Patterns: An Unfinished Study in Number Theory" Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law Vol. 8 Iss. 4 (2013) p. 57 - 63 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_kessler/25/