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by zorked 3768 days ago
May you never have to call someone to give them your mother's maiden name to unlock your account.
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That works out pretty well with a "just tell me when you've heard enough" j q r p z v ! ? / b ... They usually say enough about 8-10 chars in and it really isn't that difficult to read off 8-10 chars.
I had to explain what the "greater than" symbol meant to someone at my bank, when they wanted the third character from my mother's maiden name.

They understood it was more secure though.