[Cryptography] Secure password verifiers (Re: Passwords (Smallest feasible work factor today?))

[John Levine]

It appears that Nico Williams <nico at cryptonector.com> said:
>With verifiers not subject to offline dictionary attack and a
>sufficiently low trial rate the acceptable password complexity can be
>quite low.

Sure.  That's why your bank card has a four-digit PIN.  Given how long it
takes for each attempt, that's good enough.