# Why can't I make up my own security questions (and answers, of course)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 12, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531 "2021-09-12T01:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531/62 "2021-09-12T23:28:42Z")
> [@Roger\_That](#): > > actually, most systems in my experience will not permit copy and paste Which is why I have a plug-in for my browser called “Don’t fuck with paste”. > [@Bootb](#): > > Now, I know that the security “experts” say not to do that. Most security experts are going to recommend writing them down in a secure password manager. Even if you’re going to use a notebook, that is still far more secure than reusing the same password on multiple sites. This is what I wrote previously about security questions. > [@Password Managers: Do You Use One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-do-you-use-one/933227/74): > > I use a command line random password generator and just paste in random text for each answer. Then I add them to the notes field on my password manager. Recently I was asked one of the questions to verify me to my bank, and I answered, “let me spell my first pet’s name ‘papa uniform eight…’” The person on the other end of the phone was not upset one bit. Either I got it right so she didn’t care, or she’s encounters enough nonsense answers, that as long as it’s right, it doesn’t matter. No, “you… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531)._