On choosing ASPX authentication cookie name

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Looking at the fields for configuring a web site's security and I'm using Forms authentication. Saw the part about assigning a cookie name. I assume this is the cookie that gets set when a person logs in.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconaspnetarchitecture.asp

ASPXAUTH

<forms name=".ASPXAUTH">

Can one use a different cookie name? Does ASP.Net anywhere expect that name? Or is it totally overrideable?

If one uses a different cookie name does that make the work of malicious hackers any harder?
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