Smart Learners: Passwords

We are learning how to create a unique and strong password.

Make a copy and move to your Cybersmart folder

Learn the Most Common Passwords

Take a couple of minutes and create a quick list of the most common passwords you think people use.

The Most Common Passwords

Copy and paste your list from Slide 2 in the text box below. Compare your list with the common passwords shared in the video. Use the text highlight to highlight the passwords in your list that are mentioned in the video.

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Password

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Create a Strong Password

Don’t use something personal thats easy to find out.

Don’t use words in the dictionary.

Don’t tell anyone.

Log off.

Watch the video and note down some of the key ideas that will help you create a strong and unique password. Pause the video when you need to record your note.

Create a Strong Password

Your password needs at least eight characters.

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Choose a phrase that is meaningful to you. This will help you to remember your password.

For example:

• a line from a song or waiata
• a phrase or quote from a story
• a whakatauki

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1. Highlight the first letter of each word in your phrase to create your password.
2. Can you change any of the letters to a number or symbol?
3. Can you include a combination of upper and lowercase letters?

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God of nations at thy feet in the bonds of love we Meet

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Gon@tf1tb0lwM

Create a Strong Password

Use these common phrases to practise creating strong passwords Use the tips from Slide 5 to help.

• E Ihowa Atua O ngā iwi mātou rā

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• One day a taniwha went swimming in the moana

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• He aha te mea nui o te ao He tangata he tangata he tangata

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• Hickory dickory dock the mouse ran up the clock

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• Twinkle twinkle little star how I wonder what you are

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• Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O

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Create Your Strong Password

Using the instructions above create a new password ensuring it meets the criteria:

• 8 characters long
• A mix of letters, numbers and symbols
• A mix of capital and lower letters

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Remember this password should not be written down.

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Another Way to Create a Strong Passphrase

Let's watch this video about a smarter way to create a passPHRASE.

What do you think about this way of making a pass-PHRASE?

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Create a Strong Passphrase

Use the online diced roller and passphrase list to create your own strong passphrase:

1. Roll your two dice and note down the word those numbers represent.
2. Repeat this two more times so that you have three words.
3. Write your three words down and make the phrase stronger by swapping some letters for:
1. numbers
2. capital letters
3. symbols

For example, fridgeswimbike could become Fr1dge$w!mB1ke

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Use this space to work out your strong passphrase... then delete this slide:

Share

For once... NO we don't want to share our work. We need to keep our passphrases secret.

But we can share our thoughts about what we learnt today...

Talk to a buddy about:

• What you learnt today.
• Why this is important.
• What you think we will be learning next.

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