To the people who think up security questions for web sites:
I do not have a favourite actor / musician / artist. If I pick one just for the sake of it, I will not remember my choice when I have to answer the security question.
I did not have a favourite place to visit as a child.
I do not have a favourite song and even if I did, it would probably have changed by the time I have to answer the security question.
Nor do I have a favourite book, even though I have an extensive library.
I don’t remember what was my most memorable gift as a child.
Nor do I remember my first toy animal.
I don’t follow sport, so I don’t have a favourite athlete.
I have never been married, so I don’t know the first and last name of the best man at my wedding.
In fairness, I do remember the name of the first company I worked for.
While I like food, I don’t have one particular favourite and even if I did, it might change before I ever needed to use answer a security question.
As for my dream occupation, it certainly is not thinking up security questions.
What I do remember, is my password! So please stop making it mandatory to select a security question!
Kind regards,
Declan Chellar
I recently encountered this annoying and frustrating problem.
I had to propose and provide an answer for no less than FIVE *deep breath* different security questions.
Solution: I provided one of my favourite words as the answer to ALL the questions.
Five silly questions – one simple answer.
A minor, but satisfying, triumph.
It’s the perfect solution and so simple!
🙂 Glad you liked it.
BTW, DC, I am female. 🙂
Oops! Sorry about that!
In fact, you had the same solution as a former male colleague (that is, a male who is a former colleague and not a colleague who is a former male), so I assumed you were him. I will correct the pronoun use in the follow-up post immediately. 🙂