Why can someone keep you from resetting your password by making multiple attempts at answering your security questions

i have been unable to reset my password because someone else locked me out

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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4551

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  • TS1424 hi all how do you reset your security questions. i can not remember the answers. how do you reset them? i cant buy anything because it keeps coming up

    hi all how do you reset your security questions. i can not remember the answers. how do you reset them? i cant buy anything because it keeps coming up

    If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then go to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account. Then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you should see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
    If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer 2 of your questions) then you won't get the reset option - you will need to contact iTunes Support or Apple to get them reset.
    e.g. you can try contacting iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Account Management , and then 'Forgotten Apple ID security questions'
    or try ringing Apple in your country and ask to talk to the Accounts Security Team : http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
    When they've been reset (and if you don't already have a rescue email address) you can then use the steps half-way down this page to add a rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312 . Or you could change to 2-step verification : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

  • HT5312 The link so you can reset your security question doesn't send to my email why ?

    The link so you can reset your security question doesn't send to my email why ? Why can you guys take out those question when nobody is gonna try to hack your account ,everything you need is a strong password .

    We are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
    If you aren't receiving the email to your rescue email account (and you've checked the spam folder on that account and tried clicking the reset link again) then you will need to contact Support in your country to get the questions reset.
    Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
    When they've been reset then if it's available in your country you could change to 2-step verification instead : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

  • HT5312 You'll be asked to answer 2 of your 3 security questions before you can make any modifications. If you are unable to remember your answers, you can choose to send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions.   not  shown why

    send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions.  i cant find it it is not showen

    Didn't the link to contact the iTunes Store staff in the 'Additional Information' section of that article work for you? If that option doesn't appear or work, only Apple itself can reset the questions.
    (90916)

  • HT4990 how can you reset your security questions if you have forgot them

    How can you reset your security questions if you have forgot them.?

    You may find solutions if you look under More Like This at the right of this page. If not, this forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store and hence not the best place to get assistance with this problem. You'll be most likely to get additional help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes forums where this question has been asked and answered in a number of other threads.
    Regards.
    Message was edited by: varjak paw

  • How can you reset your security questions??

    how can you reset your security questions if you forgot them???????????

    You can go to appleid.apple.com, sign in, click on password and security and if you have a rescue email on file you can select to send an email to reset them. If the option is not there you will need to visit expresslane.apple.com to request to have them reset.

  • HT201363 How can you reset your security questions if you can't remember the answers?

    Hello! my question is how can you reset your security questions if you don't remember the answers?

    You need to ask Apple to reset your security questions; this can be done by phoning AppleCare and asking for the Account Security team, or clicking here and picking a method, or if your country isn't listed in either article, filling out and submitting this form.
    They wouldn't be security questions if they could be bypassed without Apple verifying your identity.
    (106484)

  • HT5312 I can not  choose to send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions. My answer lose

    You can edit or delete your rescue email address using the Apple ID website. To edit your rescue email address:
    Navigate to appleid.apple.com using your web browser.
    Click "Manage your account"
    When prompted, sign in using your Apple ID and password.
    Click Password & Security
    You'll be asked to answer 2 of your 3 security questions before you can make any modifications. If you are unable to remember your answers, you can choose to send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions.  (
    Note: The option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers will not be available if a rescue email address is not provided. You will need to contact iTunes Store support in order to do so. 
    My answer lose. I want reset security  questions answer

    If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer 2 of your questions) then you will need to contact iTunes Support / Apple to get the questions reset.
    Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
    When they've been reset you can then use the steps half-way down the page that you posted from to add a rescue email address for potential future use

  • HT201303 How do you reset your security questions if you do not know the answers?

    How do you reset your security questions if you do not know the answers?

    If you have a rescue email address set up on your account then you can try going to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account. Then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you might see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
    If you don't have a rescue email address set up then go to Express Lane and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
    Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
    Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Questions' or 'iTunes Store account security' (it appears to vary by country) and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
    You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox).
    Or you could see if the second half of Kappy's reply in this thread helps : https://discussions.apple.com/message/20357006#20357006

  • HT201363 why my Alternate Email Addresses does work on my  send an email to your rescue email address to reset your security questions and answers.?

    why my Alternate Email Addresses does work on my  send an email to your rescue email address to reset your security questions and answers.?

    Because an alternate email isn't the same as a rescue email. If you can't get an email sent to your rescue email address or don't have one, you need to ask Apple to reset your security questions; ways of contacting them include phoning AppleCare and asking for the Account Security team, clicking here and picking a method for your country, and filling out and submitting this form.
    They wouldn't be security questions if they could be bypassed without Apple verifying your identity.
    (103736)

  • HT5312 how do you reset your security questions when the rescue email address no longer exists?

    how do you reset your security questions when the rescue email address no longer exists?

    Didn't the link to contact the iTunes Store staff in the 'Additional Information' section of that article work for you? If you don't already have a valid rescue email address, only Apple itself can reset the questions.
    (90823)

  • How do you send the email to your backup email to reset your security questions?

    how do you send the email to your backup email to reset your security questions?  i need help i cant buy any songs because i dont remmeber my security questions and i dont know how to make new ones? HELP!!  thanks

    Forgotten Security Questions / Answers...
    See Here > Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
              Ask to speak with the Account Security Team...
    Or Email Here  >  Apple  Support  iTunes Store  Contact
    More Info >  Apple ID: All about Apple ID security questions
    Note:
    You can only set up and/or change a Rescue Email Before you forget the questions/answers.

  • How do you reset the email you have to reset your security questions when the email is wrong?

    How do you reset the email you are given to reset your security questions when that email is wrong?

    Click here for information. If you can't reset it through the method described in that article(it requires correctly answering two of the questions), contact the iTunes Store staff via the link in the 'Additional Information' section.
    (105923)

  • Why i cant find option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers

    why i cant find option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers

    Because you would have had to setup a rescue email address BEFORE you forgot your answers, too late now. You'll have to contact Apple to fix. Contact numbers here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699?viewlocale=en_US

  • HT5312 The option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers will not be available if a rescue email address is not provided. You will need to contact iTunes Store support in order to do so.

    The option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers will not be available if a rescue email address is not provided. You will need to contact iTunes Store support in order to do so.

    Apple ID security issues -
    Call Apple Care and ask for the Account Security Team. They can assist you with your issue.

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