Task 4 Option 2
Not an explicit resource per se, but rather an activity/lesson that uses suggested resources to teach students about strong passwords, passcodes, and passphrases.
- Before discussing password strength, challenge students (as a class) to come up with what they believe is an effective password
- Enter the password into https://howsecureismypassword.net/ and write how long the password would take to be cracked on the board
- Present and discuss CSER’s Password Tips as a class
- Return to https://howsecureismypassword.net/ and challenge students (in small groups) to come up with what they believe to be an effective password
- Write the corresponding, calculated hacking times on the board
- Note any similarities or differences in the results, including when compared to the initial suggested password
- Watch Powerful Passwords by RBC Cyber Security (https://youtu.be/IhlXtBNNuKs) and hold a short discussion about the points covered in the video
- Return once more to https://howsecureismypassword.net/ and challenge students (individually) to come up with what they believe to be an effective password — explain that their aim is to create a (reasonable) password that would take the longest time to hack
- Once students have their secure sample passwords, allow students to use https://howsecureismypassword.net/ to see how long the password would take to hack
- This can be done by students handing in their passwords to be typed into the site via the teacher’s laptop, or using class computers/ipads
- Note each student’s hack-time and compare results to announce a Password Champion who created the most secure, reasonably memorable password/code/phrase
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