3.19 Security Questions

Security Questions method enables you to enroll answers to a pre-defined set of security questions. When you authenticate using security questions, Advanced Authentication prompts you the configured security questions or a subset of the security questions. You must answer the appropriate questions and based on the correctness of the answers, you are authenticated successfully.

3.19.1 Enrolling the Security Questions Authenticator

  1. Click the Security Questions icon in Add Authenticator.

  2. (Optional) Specify an optional comment in Comment.

  3. (Optional) Select the preferred category from Category.

  4. Specify the answers to the security questions that have been set by the administrator.

    Ensure that each answer contains at least one character.

  5. Click Save.

    A message Authenticator "Security Questions" added is displayed.

3.19.2 Testing the Security Questions Authenticator

  1. Click the Security Questions icon in Enrolled Authenticators.

  2. Click Test.

  3. Specify the answers to the security questions.

  4. Click Next.

    A message Authenticator "Security Questions" passed the test is displayed.

    If one of the specified answer is invalid, a message Wrong answers is displayed.