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You can test is yourself with a custom/bot client and logs timers , there is a split milliseconds response delay from the servers (about 0.075) if you enter the CORRECT number on your bank pin so right now all you need to do to bypass someone's bank pin is just use a small script to count the milliseconds between entering number X on your pin to the server response in each number from 0-9 for 4 times and click exit after each time you enter a number to avoid getting locked out for 15min/1hour , this is a major bug in security and apparently it been there for decades and it also explains how some people posted here about how they got there bank hacked even though the pin was still in place when they logged back in, I won't be surprised if this can't even be patched.

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over 5 years ago - /u/Jagex_Wolf - Direct link

2 things:

Any response from the clientside code is falsified to make it feel quicker and more responsive than it actually is; the server only receives information based on the game's tick system (every 0.6 seconds). If there's a delay as small as you are mentioning, it is based on the person's computer - not the server communicating. This is how we make all interfaces feel smoother than they are.

Secondly, as some people below have suggested might be the case, the check is only actually done once all numbers have been submitted. Not after each number entered. That'd be silly!

Hope this helps get rid of any fears :P

over 5 years ago - /u/Jagex_Wolf - Direct link

Originally posted by KreaHS

Ok so what am I supposed to do with this Pitchfork? The emporium said no refunds...

It's been 2 months on the calendar! Maybe swap it for flowers and chocolates.