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[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

This is why I've generated random passphrases for every security question I've answered in the last decade, stored alongside 2FA data (not in my password manager).

The best part is you usually can't use special chars in security question fields, so I just max out the field length. This makes them functionally the same, and as secure, as any recovery code.

[-] eclipse@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I also do this.

It wasn't fun however when one of the companies I transact with required me to answer one of the questions over the phone as a means of authentication.

I could tell the customer service guy was just as tired when I finally finished responding. :)

this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
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