[geeks] Secret codes, was US Post Office Website broken again

[Phil Stracchino]

Dan Sikorski wrote:
> Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> I have never understood why so few sites simply let you choose your OWN
>> "secret question".
>>
>>   
> I hate the ones that change.  My favorite 
> movie/restaurant/book/food/pet/author/actor can change pretty quickly.  
> So, to recover my password, I would have to remember what my favorite 
> movie was at the time i created the account?  Right.  Combine that with 
> site's different definition of what a "strong" password is, and 
> arbitrary password change intervals and you have disaster.


This is why I try to pick static, non-obvious challenge/response sets.

For example:

"Forty two."  "Base thirteen."

"Hanover."  "Hangin's too good for'em!"


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