What would be a better security question?
For example, good security questions produce answers that are: Safe: Cannot be guessed or researched. Stable: Do not change over time. Memorable: Can be remembered easily.
Are answers to security questions case sensitive?
Answers must be at least three characters and are not case sensitive. You cannot select the same security question more than once, and you cannot use the same answer more than once.
Is it possible to hack into a security question?
At best, security questions are no more hackable than passwords, at worst they’re both vulnerable. While you’re probably not doing something as egregious as putting “answer” as the answer to all your security questions, picking easy to remember answers can lead you to having your questions easily guessed.
When do you pick a security question and answer?
When you create an account on Internet sites, services or in local apps you are often asked to pick a security question and answer as a recovery option. It is basically a fail safe mechanism that gives you another option to restore your account if you have forgotten or misplaced your account password.
Is there a way to get rid of security questions?
The transition away from security questions, however, won’t be easy. Companies need to implement alternative contingency solutions like sending password reset instructions to a back-up email address, requiring that users produce a physical authentication dongle, or using real-time generated codes from a secure authentication app.
How to choose and answer security questions on the Mac?
For example, I’m not a big fan of sports, so I could choose the favorite sports team and just make up a team, say the Passaic Redheads, or the Marin County Whales. As long as you can remember the answer, this is a great way to use something that’s not complicated but that doesn’t actually exist.