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Re:Show HN: I made a website where you can create your own "... by mmahemoff on Saturday March 01, 2025 @09:05PM (#43226402)
It shows how careless the industry is that these security questions persist. Sarah Palin’s Yahoo! account was handed by someone guessing easily accessible security questions. That was 17 years ago.

When backward systems force you to answer these questions, I agree it’s better to generate a random string just for this question and provider. Plus it’s a fun time on the odd occasion these extra questions are required in a phone call.

“To complete security, what was your first pet’s name?”

“I’ll never forget dear PMM&7Qhdcim6WdJ:2XaviMw”

Re:Show HN: I made a website where you can create your own "... by romeo88 on Sunday March 02, 2025 @02:16AM (#43228140)
Are you Elon Musk? :)

But suriosly good advice.

Re:Show HN: I made a website where you can create your own "... by gus_massa on Sunday March 02, 2025 @06:37AM (#43229407)
To get an account back, once I got something like:

> Which is your favotite food?

> Please select your old answer:

> 1) banana

> 2) apple

> 3) t5$2eoW

> 4) pear