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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by roywiggins on Friday December 29, 2017 @09:35PM (#16033484)
I use diceware-type passphrases (a bunch of entirely random real words) for security questions for this reason. Bit weird to say "I was born in 'correct horse battery stapler'" but it doesn't seem to bother banking phone reps much.
Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by QAPereo on Friday December 29, 2017 @09:54PM (#16033554)
I love just how pervasive the influence of xkcd is! I do the same as you by the way, and no one has ever called me on using something that is obviously not a name.