Where do I select 3 security questions and answers?

I have attempted to purchase a gift card through the itunes store. When I select "buy" this appears,"To help ensure the security of your apple id, choose three security questions and answers." There is no link as to where to go to do this. I have tried appleid.apple.com, manage account, password and security, yet I can only chose one question, not three. I have contacted itunes store customer support and they told me to do what I did, which didn't work. I assume there is something real easy to do, I just don't know what. Anyone with this problem or any ideas on how to solve it?

Posted on Jun 2, 2012 11:02 AM

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Jun 2, 2012 3:54 PM in response to W15

Hi,

I had the problem too. The solution is to find a free i-phone or i-pad app (stay with me here) and act like you are going to download it. Don't be concerned that you might be working on a PC. The act of selecting download, will force the app store to bring up the loging box. type in your password and the "Three Question Screen" will popup allowing you to complete the three questions. After you are done, go back to i-tunes and you can now redeem or purchase to your hearts content.

Hope this helps. Apple ***** sometimes.

Jun 24, 2012 2:02 AM in response to W15

okay this took me 2 days of sorting out, and 2 semi-helpful emails from apple support, essentially guiding me to the source, but not the solution to this problem, which was that apple id security questions have to be set on the computer not the mobile device.


here's what i found:


1. just downloading an app from the itunes store didnt magically make the 3 security questions box appear on my computer. now i have 4 ipad apps i don't need on my mbp.


2. going to the itunes store as instructed by apple a very long winded route to managing your apple id which is actually in appleid.appleid.com, unless you like entering in your itunes password 3 times to get there


3. i solved my problem by choosing 3 security questions and inputting answers one after the other from the drop down box, hoping for the best as no list of 3 appeared....


4. then when i went to the ipad the 3 security questions (which don't match the ones i selected in Step 3) all allowed me to select them and i am able to continue no problem.


5. returning back to apple id now has 2 of the 3 security questions i set from the ipad in Step 4, so there is some, tenuous, connection there !!


first time device setup blues ! hopefully these steps will work from you, but there seems to be more than one way to resolve this issue

Jun 27, 2012 4:11 AM in response to W15

Urgh when did having an Apple product become so annoying?!


I've tried to put in my new "security details" so many times now, and at first there was a drop down box of questions to choose from, but now the page is loading up incomplete - just boxes to type answers in, and now it's coming up as a black screen with "submit" buttons! Help me pleaseeeeee! I'm THIS close to throwing my iPad against the wall!

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