Brokerage login now requiring I answer these questions. Not a single one of these has a single answer I’d actually remember. They all have problems regarding what would actually count or multiple possible answers to choose from, or these are not things people would remember or they just don’t apply to most people.
Just make the answers diceware passwords and store them in your password manager.
This is the right answer. I never answer those, you add new entries in your password manager in the notes for the main site.
If you answer truthfully to any one of those “security questions”, your account is at risk.
Don’t add as notes, add as a new hidden option in bitwarden. Use the password maker to generate a string of crap
TIL about hidden options in Bitwarden, thanks!
I of course already use the password generator to make up the random string, and often you can’t use special characters there since they expect real words as answers.
I just make an extra entry in KeePass with a suffix and different icon. I treat the answer just like an additional password and put the question as username or in the notes.
Holy shit, that’s so smart. Now to see if Bitwarden can auto-fill them
It’s unlikely since it uses the field ID and not the text, so it wouldn’t know which question went with which answer.
It’s so rarely needed to actually use these anyway, that it’s a non-issue IMO. You should never opt to use security questions as they are terrible from a security standpoint. This is just for when they are required by stupid websites.
I’m waiting for the day I need phone support and have to tell them 512 random characters over the phone 😆