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NS.hackAnalyzeSecurity() method

Get the security increase for a number of threads.

Signature:

hackAnalyzeSecurity(threads: number, host?: string): number;

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

threads

number

Amount of threads that will be used.

host

string

(Optional) Hostname/IP of the target server. Optional. If unspecified, the threads are not capped.

Returns:

number

The security increase.

Remarks

RAM cost: 1 GB

Returns the security increase that would occur if a hack with this many threads happened. The number of threads is limited to the number needed to hack the server's maximum amount of money.