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Re: Tips on how to keep your Bitcointalk forum account safe.
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lovesmayfamilis
on 01/10/2022, 07:58:23 UTC

Maybe users can also make use of the "Secret Question" feature which might help you recover the account if it's stolen, though it is mentioned that this is not recommended since it also kind of acts like a second password, I still think that it is fine as long as you create an answer which someone should not be able to guess easily. (was there any history here where a user successfully retrieved the account using this feature?). Probably, in relation to forum security, signed message really will help recovering the account.

There was a good story on the vulnerability of security questions. Whoever has the question is practically exposing himself to the possibility of being hacked. If a hacker is puzzled by such a problem, I think by the method of selection, he could do it.
Welsh explained everything well, but for better understanding, I think there will be a few topics of interest that should change their attitude towards setting a security question.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5405459.msg60529210#msg60529210

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5242794.msg54280403#msg54280403