What is a password recovery question?

What is a password recovery question?

Password recovery questions, more commonly called security questions (or secret questions and answers), are used to verify you as the legitimate owner of an online account when you’ve forgotten your password or are otherwise trying to recover an online account.

What is a recovery question option?

A recovery question is an optional feature of the archive key password security setting. The recovery question can be used to reset your archive key password in the event that the existing password is lost or forgotten.

What are examples of security questions?

Here are examples of some common security questions:

  • In what city were you born?
  • What is the name of your favorite pet?
  • What is your mother’s maiden name?
  • What high school did you attend?
  • What is the name of your first school?
  • What was the make of your first car?
  • What was your favorite food as a child?

How do I find out my security question password?

Some of the more common security questions with answers that might sometimes be found on one’s social media pages include the following:

  1. What is your mother’s maiden name?
  2. What is the name of your first pet?
  3. What was your first car?
  4. What elementary school did you attend?
  5. What is the name of the town where you were born?

What is a good security question for Etransfer?

A good question is one where the answer cannot be easily answered, for example, “what is your mom’s middle name?”, or “what is the secret password I gave you?” It’s a good idea to agree on a shared secret security question before sending the Interac e-Transfer.

How can I unlock my WhatsApp chat?

On WhatsApp Web Step 3: Click on the three dots visible at the top right corner of the chat section. Tab on the settings option. Step 4: Click on the blocked option visible in the menu. Tap on the contact you wish to unblock and it’ll be done with a single click.

How do I recover my WhatsApp password?

How to reset your two-step verification PIN

  1. Open WhatsApp > tap Forgot PIN? > Send Email. A reset link will be sent to the email address you provided.
  2. In the email, follow the reset link and tap CONFIRM.
  3. Open WhatsApp > tap Forgot PIN? > Reset.

What is a good password question?

A good security question should be easily answered by the account holders but not readily obvious to others or quickly researched. Examples of good memorable questions: “What is your oldest sibling’s middle name?”

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