How can I reset my password question?
Here’s how to get in:
- On the log in screen, type an incorrect password and click OK. You see a Reset Password prompt.
- Click Reset Password. You’re prompted to enter the answers to your three security questions.
- Type answers to all three questions, and then press Enter or click the right arrow next to the bottom answer.
What are good password Questions?
Some of the more common security questions with answers that might sometimes be found on one’s social media pages include the following:
- What is your mother’s maiden name?
- What is the name of your first pet?
- What was your first car?
- What elementary school did you attend?
- What is the name of the town where you were born?
What is the recovery question?
A recovery question is an optional feature of the archive key password security setting. The recovery question can be used to reset your archive key password in the event that the existing password is lost or forgotten.
How can I unlock my Apple ID password?
Accounts with two-step verification
- Go to your Apple ID account page and click “Forgot Apple ID or password.”
- Enter your Apple ID, select the option to reset your password, then choose Continue.
- Enter your Recovery Key for two-step verification.*
- Choose a trusted device.* We’ll send your device a verification code.
What do you need to know about self-service password reset?
The following are some frequently asked questions (FAQ) for all things related to self-service password reset. If you have a general question about Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and self-service password reset (SSPR) that’s not answered here, you can ask the community for assistance on the Microsoft Q&A question page for Azure Active Directory.
How are security questions selected to reset password?
For example, if a user has registered five security questions, but only three are required to reset a password, three of the five questions are randomly selected and are presented at reset. To prevent question hammering, if the user gets the answers to the questions wrong the selection process starts over.
Can a security question be used as an authentication method?
Security questions aren’t used as an authentication method during a sign-in event. Instead, security questions can be used during the self-service password reset (SSPR) process to confirm who you are. Administrator accounts can’t use security questions as verification method with SSPR.
What happens if you answer a password question correctly?
If the user answers the question correctly, the password is reset or sent to the users email account. As this feature saves a lot of money for the website owners, and also saves the users a lot of time & efforts involved in recovering the password, it has now become a STANDARD.