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Anyone who knows my mom's maiden name can reset my password

 
 
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      2nd Apr 2004
What is the point of having a secure password if anyone who knows my mother's maiden name, whether they have signed in as me or not, can reset my password?
 
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      2nd Apr 2004
Greetings Susan,

Actually they'll need more info than that, but you can change your secret password to
something else, or change the secret password question here:
https://memberservices.passport.net/...V_ChangeSQ.srf
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"Susan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What is the point of having a secure password if anyone who knows my mother's maiden name,
> whether they have signed in as me or not, can reset my password?



 
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      2nd Apr 2004
Yes, it looks like they need my zip code, my mother's maiden name and my state
But these items are relatively common knowledge
Thanks for the link. I will go change my secret question now.
 
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      2nd Apr 2004
Hi Susan,

Glad to be of assistance =)
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"susan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, it looks like they need my zip code, my mother's maiden name and my state.
> But these items are relatively common knowledge.
> Thanks for the link. I will go change my secret question now.



 
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