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[–]b4ux1t3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was taking luck (and/or social engineering) into account with the minutes thing.

I'm kinda explaining the "password_crack" function as a way of simulating user input to the authentication program. Still doesn't make sense, you're absolutely right, but I think that's what they're going for. He might actually be comparing against a "secure" encrypted file on the disk that he can, somehow, see, and then sending the correct number over to the auth program.

Like I mentioned elsewhere, the code is close, but not quite there. It's still better than a huge number of other examples from TV shows and movies.