As others in this thread have stated, security questions are less secure than using a password, and thus, a poor way backup to passwords. One interesting alter

As others in this thread have stated, security questions are less secure than using a password, and thus, a poor way backup to passwords. One interesting alternative that's been presented recently is Mooney Images [1]. The example images in the linked slides are fun to test out on yourself and others. They rely on a user's implicit memory of visual imagery and while they are also susceptible to similar sorts of side-channel inquiries, they would be much more obvious. [1] https://www.mobsec.rub.de/media/mobsec/veroeffentlichungen/2017/03/08/MooneyAuth-NDSS-2017.pdf https://www.mobsec.rub.de/media/mobsec/veroeffentlichungen/2...