Nihilistic Password Security Questions

[$tevie]

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Don't remember when I first saw that, but it's as funny now as it was then. :-)

[N-OS X-tasy!]

One question should be added to that list:

"Why?"

[cbelt3]

Heh.
I personally DESPISE any password question that includes "Favorite" of anything. That is SO Junior High. My likes and dislike change faster than my brain cells die off.

[rgG]

Here's another:
"At what age did you learn that Santa Clause wasn't real?"

You can substitute the Tooth Fairy, if you don't celebrate Xmas.

[Paul F.]

I long for sites that allow me to make up my OWN challenge questions and answers...
My credit unions web site USED to do that, but they updated their software and you can't do that any more.
Now they have the same worthless, inane, questions that do not apply to me as every other site.

[decay]

Pick the 3 questions you like, then answer with nonsense replies.

A. First pet's name. - Winken
B. High School Mascot - Blinken
C. First car - Nod

[Paul F.]

decay wrote:
Pick the 3 questions you like, then answer with nonsense replies.

A. First pet's name. - Winken
B. High School Mascot - Blinken
C. First car - Nod

Problem is, you have to REMEMBER those replies, and they don't ask the questions in the same order!

[$tevie]

The tip I heard was use the last word of the question.

What's your favorite color? Color
What was your mother's maiden name? Name
What was the name of your first pet? Pet

Of course this means they no longer function as security questions so it may not be such a great idea...

[GGD]

Paul F. wrote:
I long for sites that allow me to make up my OWN challenge questions and answers...
My credit unions web site USED to do that, but they updated their software and you can't do that any more.
Now they have the same worthless, inane, questions that do not apply to me as every other site.

Your own question and answer can get interesting when the phone rep has to ask you the question.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2...ecret.html

Q: I've been embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from my employer, and I don't care who knows it.
A: It's a good thing they're recording this call, because I'm going to have to report you.

Much better ones at the link that probably won't make it through the forum filter.