# Why can't I make up my own security questions (and answers, of course)?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531/64 "2021-09-13T02:04:33Z")

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> [@Password Managers: Do You Use One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-do-you-use-one/933227/74):
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> “let me spell my first pet’s name ‘papa uniform eight…’”

Well obviously, as any Fule kno, the name you give your first pet should be at least 8 characters long, and should include numbers and upper and lower case letters.

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