In message <009801c76c72$2518ead0$40a98f56@Nick>, at 11:06:30 on Thu, 22
Mar 2007, Nick Landau <[log in to unmask]> writes
>The result is that I have now chosen a password that is more memorable
>but would also be possibly more easy for others to guess. So defeating
>the object of the password and making it less secure.
>
>There should therefore be an option not to have a password and just
>simply answer the scrutinising questions.
The problem with questions is that you either have to answer them
truthfully, or lie.
If you lie, you have to remember which different lie you gave to which
different site. eg "Hmm, what did I tell Barclays that my favourite
colour was".
If you tell the truth, then if the answers "leak", it will prejudice the
security of your subscription to other sites. Especially if the
questions are boring and pre-determined, like "mothers maiden name" or
"DOB". (So many organisations will have asked us these same questions,
that it becomes less and less of a secret every day).
--
Roland Perry
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