6.Enter additional requested information, but only the
requiredinformation (marked with an asterisk), including- Password:Learn how to create a secure password in
Chapter 3. - Alternate e-mail:Windows Live uses this alternate
e-mail address to e-mail your ID and password to you if
you forget them. If you don’t have another e-mail or
would rather not have a message sent, click the Or
Choose A Security Question for Password Reset link and
proceed with the activity in the next bullet. - Password hint:Select a password hint question from the
drop-down list. Neverchoose a question that you can
answer using publicly-available information such as your
place of birth, a school you attended, or your mother’s
maiden name. If none of the questions allow you to give
an answer that others couldn’t discover, use a fake
answer — but remember it! The service doesn’t know if
your answer is correct, it verifies only that you can give
the answer that you provided again if you forget your
password. - The minimumamount of personal information
required:You may be required to include your name,
gender, year of birth, country, state, and postal code.
- Type the characters that you see in the Picturebox. (See
Figure 5-3.)
This feature, which asks you to enter the series of rather
strange-looking numbers and/or letters that appear in a
box, may seem annoying, but it’s here to protect you.
Services use this feature to stop malicious programs from
creating thousands of fake e-mail accounts. It requires a
human to read the letters or numbers displayed, which
no computer program can do, to successfully complete
the form.94Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk