Hello achow101!

Please be aware that AOBT started translating this topic of yours. Sadly, not all users are aware about the issue qith the secret question, so having this information shared inside local boards can be helpful.

We will make at least 10 translations. Two translations are done already:

- Russian translation, by zasad@
- Urdu translation, by snowpega

Cheers!

Hello again,

AOBT made 8 more translations for this topic:

- Filipino translation, by fullfitlarry
- German translation, by cygan
- Turkish translation, by mindrust
- Pidgin translation, by Chilwell
- Ukrainian translation, by DrBeer
- Hindi translation, by M47AK16
- Indonesian translation, by AakZaki
- Bangla translation, by DYING_S0UL

Cheers!

I'm already aware of this secret question locking situation, but I still had a few questions/confusions, and I would really appreciate if OP or any other knowledgeable person clears it up.

1. Once locked via the secret question, is the account still recoverable? Or is it locked forever to the point of no return !? (imagine you can still sign message from previously staked address). Even with that?

2. Does it show up in BPIP? If yes, what exactly does it says? For the locked accounts, and when one successfuly resets the pass or in failed attempts.

3. I'm assuming that if one repeatedly guesses the wrong answer, the account gets locked! Right? But what if the user answers the question correctly?

Will the password gets reset with right answer? Or do you still get locked, no matter whether right or wrong! More like a trap, where you are meant to fail, no matter what you do.

@LoyceV, sorry for the mention, but I believe you know the answers to it all.  

Later edit: Ok I did some diggings, and while translating the topic, I got answers to question 1 and 3 (partially). It seems locked account can be recovered, but it's a lengthy process, and has a couple of conditions like signing message, emailing and those stuff. But I'm unsure of the "right answer, wrong answer - question no 3).

I've always thought of "secret questions" as a social engineering risk: "What's the dog's name?" > "Max" (kudos if you know the movie reference). So I always answer them by randomly hitting the keyboard a few times, and storing that information in my password manager just in case.
That explains why answering it incorrectly doesn't matter: feel free to try to brute-force my "secret answer". It's not going to work. But if you guess it right, something's seriously wrong and the account should get locked.