Can the Geth password be cracked

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When we create a new user in Geth, we need to enter a password. When initiating transactions in the future, you also need to use this password to unlock the account first. I want to know where the password is stored on Geth, is it possible to crack this password?
Hope you can give me a little help, thanks!

Lauri Peltonen · Accepted Answer

I'm assuming you mean a password which you give when you create a wallet in your local machine. The password has actually very little to do with Ethereum.
When you create a wallet (an account) a private key is generated. That private key is the most important secret you have - anyone with that private key has full access to your wallet and its assets. So the software you use stores the private key in your hard drive and encrypts it with a password. Whenever you want to use the private key for transactions you first have to provide the password to decrypt the private key.
If the password is leaked it's not a big issue as long as nobody gets access to your hard drive.

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