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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by iak8god on Friday December 29, 2017 @09:55PM (#16033561)
Well, for sure it's better than using your mother's actual maiden name. But I'd rather see security questions done away with altogether.
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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by city41 on Friday December 29, 2017 @10:06PM (#16033611)
I agree, I think they’re a real problem. I think it’s possible to eliminate human error over the phone too. Perhaps design a system that doesn’t let the representative into your account until they type in the 2FA token your phone provides or something (I don’t really know, I’m far from a security expert)
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