Temporary password for password reset

An information handling device, comprising:

• at least one sensor;
• a processor;
• a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive, in an application, a password reset request from a user;
• access, subsequent to the receiving, a data store comprising a list of answers that are responsive to a list of security questions;
• construct, using the data store, a temporary password, wherein the temporary password consists of at least one answer selected from the list of answers;
• and
• provide, to the user, a prompt containing an indication of the temporary password, wherein the prompt comprises at least one security question, from the list of security questions, that corresponds to the at least one answer.

A product, comprising:

• a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
• code that receives, in an application, a password reset request from a user;
• code that accesses, subsequent to the receiving, a data store comprising a list of answers that are responsive to a list of security questions;
• code that constructs, using the data store, a temporary password, wherein the temporary password consists of at least one answer selected from the list of answers;
• and
• code that provides, to the user, a prompt containing an indication of the temporary password, wherein the prompt comprises at least one security questions, from the list of security questions, that corresponds to the at least one answer.