Change AOL security question

The security question and answer along with the password of your AOL email account are vital details that should ideally be known only to you. Both are interdependent. For instance, if you want to change the AOL password, you have to provide the answer to the security question and vice-versa.

Unfortunately, not all subscribers lay equal importance to the password and the security question. And this is what hackers try to exploit. The answer to the security question, thus, needs to be a secret and not something that others can glean for your profile on social networking web sites.

Instructions to change the AOL security question and answer

• Load the AOL login page - my.screenname.aol.com.
• Enter the correct username and password and sign in at the account.
  
• Provide the answer to the security question.
  
• Now click "Change Account Security Question" link.
  
• Select a new question from the drop menu and enter in your answer. The answer has to be typed in twice; ensure that it's exactly the same in the two fields provided.
  
• Save the changes you've made.
  

Note: Subscribers who cannot gain access because they've forgotten the AOL security answer should refer that article for instructions on how to reset this information.

Please understand that the security question's answer is as precious as the AOL account password. Both are interdependent and you need one to retrieve / reset the other. Changes to this AOL security question and answer need to be remembered else you may lose the control of your account and all the information stored on it. Keep these details secret and away from prying eyes. Finally, make sure that the answer to the security question is not something which is known to others or clearly visible on your profile on social networking web sites.