When they ask for paternal parent information, I just laugh and laugh and laugh. And then make something up!
(didya know Atticus Finch fathered me??)
Zoe: Captain will come up with a plan. Kaylee: That's good. Right? Zoe: Possibly you're not recalling some of his previous plans.
'Safe'
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javachik - Aug 19, 2009 1:25:31 pm PDT #10974 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Typo Boy - Aug 19, 2009 1:48:48 pm PDT #10975 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The sad thing is that everything we are saying is basic security theory. Most textbooks on the subject say something along the following lines: if your security system is an obstacle to users doing their job or using the service they logged on for, then it will be treated like any other obstacle and worked around, run over, or (if possible) ignored.
Jessica - Aug 19, 2009 2:40:37 pm PDT #10976 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Making answers up is safer for security questions anyway - every time some celebrity's email account gets hacked, it's because someone looked up the name of their pet or their highschool on Wikipedia.
There is one system we use at work which requires a password change every month, and your password can't be anything you've used in the past 24 password changes. I access this system approximately three or four times a year, and so my password is on a post-it taped to my desk. (In my defense, this system has the built-in security feature of being next to impossible to use. It is almost universally referred to by the staff as "that stupid piece of shit.")
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2009 2:41:47 pm PDT #10977 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Making answers up is safer for security questions anyway
But don't you run a higher risk of forgetting the falsehoods?
Jessica - Aug 19, 2009 2:45:59 pm PDT #10978 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But don't you run a higher risk of forgetting the falsehoods?
I think the idea is to have a fake answer completely unrelated to the question so you can remember it but it would be difficult to guess. Basically a second password.
Where did you go to high school? Lemon tree
What's the name of your favorite book? Lemon tree
etc etc
megan walker - Aug 19, 2009 2:47:12 pm PDT #10979 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Very pretty.
sarameg - Aug 19, 2009 2:53:16 pm PDT #10980 of 25501
And the lemon flowers sweet.
Typo Boy - Aug 19, 2009 3:55:03 pm PDT #10981 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.
javachik - Aug 19, 2009 4:10:07 pm PDT #10982 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Ha!
le nubian - Aug 19, 2009 4:10:24 pm PDT #10983 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I essentially have a whole secret identity that I use consistently in cases that I don't need to give correct info:
I have a 2nd birthdate (that is a different month, day, and year from my actual birthdate). Different birth location that is close to my actual birth location, but not the real one. But I need to flush out this 2nd identity a bit more and give this person a different first boyfriend, first kiss and a new pet.