security - Repost: This is one of the worst security questions I have ever seen - devRant

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gitpush

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7y

It is North Pole. There, I'm into your account now
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AllenII

1617

7y

But what if somebody intentionally puts the wrong answer?
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forceQuit

215

7y

I generally put answers that other people wouldn't expect and store them in the notes section of LastPass for that specific website so that I can actually remember.
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Terrestrial

1435

7y

I store them in my password manager as well.
For example The name of my childhood pet was "4kJu91)!qZk25,:
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Lensflare

17448

7y

Who came up with these "security questions"? They are even REQUIRED for some accounts. I hate to use them because they feel like a security hole.
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Drippydik

1337

7y

C
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Codex404

16193

7y

@Terrestrial what is your mothers maiden name?
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organic-ai

245

7y

The trick is to lie. The cons is that you can forget that answer too.
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organic-ai

245

7y

@Terrestrial did he come when you called him?
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Terrestrial

1435

7y

@Codex404 just another randomly generated 16 character long string.
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Terrestrial

1435

7y

@organic-ai
He was a cat... So hell no
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QueenMorgana

14097

7y

This makes me think you live fairly close to me... Lol (still about an hour or so away)
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Drippydik

1337

7y

Just spotted that capital is spelt incorrectly - capitol? Is that the American spelling or is my dyslexia getting the better of me
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QueenMorgana

14097

7y

@Drippydik capitol is a place, capital is like uppercase letters, etc...
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Drippydik

1337

7y

Ahh, thank you and forgive my ignorance :)
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QueenMorgana

14097

7y

@Drippydik not a problem. I grew up knowing it but it still took me years to remember lol
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AlgoRythm

50244

7y

Maybe they give the answer and ask for the question.

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