Your mother's maiden name

[J. Michael Diehl]

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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