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Re:Sites with dumb password rules by usr1106 on Friday September 06, 2019 @02:42AM (#20893570)
Another nasty experience I had recently: On an account I hadn't used for ages and for unexplicable reasons was not covered by my pw manager they did not present me the security question for password reset. Instead they gave me the whole list and said answer the security question you had chosen at registration. Of course I didn't remember, the list had no option I would always pick.
Re:Sites with dumb password rules by Strom on Friday September 06, 2019 @06:29AM (#20894457)
I've ran into this a few times and so now I always store the question in my password manager too.
Re:Sites with dumb password rules by toper-centage on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:25AM (#20893734)
That actually makes it slightly more acceptable to use security questions I guess.
Re:Sites with dumb password rules by VMG on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:32AM (#20893758)
Normal users will probably try different question-answer combinations until they get a hit, submitting a lot of personal data in the process