Task 4 – Classroom resource – a strong password

Ask students to suggest passwords that they think people might commonly use.

Compare this against the latest list of most commonly used passwords online.

Explain to students why it is important not to use a very common password.

Ask students to put their common passwords to test using the website:

https://www.experte.com/password-check

Now ask them to use complex passwords

Discuss the advantages of using complex passwords by relating to situations where the passwords have been hacked.

Next, use the template below to prepare a social media profile. This can be used to analyse what clues it gives away about a person’s possible password recovery answers.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZZvQSbzleBkLgoegmGx8fh-ka5lJDF2pv2v93ccNXfU/edit#slide=id.g1ce1f6d7db_0_3

Discuss how students can create their own paraphrase. Use

https://www.experte.com/password-check

to check their new passwords.

Source of lesson plan:

singtechnologybetter.com/blog/two-classroom-activities-for-teaching-students-about-password-security/