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Old Feb 12, 2016, 8:28 am
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PTahCha
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They didn't include triangle as an option for my favorite musical instrument.

Originally Posted by ndhapple
Hah! Same.

Also, pre-filling in the security questions defeats the purpose of having a security question, as it literally provides a set of answers hackers can simply troll through until they get the answer right. So congrats to United IT for another hair-brained, poorly implemented idea.
Well, the assumption is a 3 or 5 strikes and your account is locked. With 5 different questions and >10 options, the chance a hacker got it right within the limit is slim.

Then again, I prefer self-filled answers so it's not predicable. Like triangle.
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