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Re: Your mother's maiden name
According to Arthur Chandler:
>
> But I've always wondered just how secure this "password" is. Recalling
> Eric Hughes statement that "cryptography is all economics," and
> realizing that someone with an unlimited budget could probably scrounge
> that info after some effort -- just how much effort would it take? And
> how secure is "mom's maiden name" as a password for obtaining sensitive
> information over the phone?
You mean you told them your mother's REAL maiden name? Bummer. ;^)
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