Week 1 Lesson 1

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Today we will learn how to make strong passwords.

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48 min

1- WARM UP (5 min)

2 - LEARN (3 min)

3 -TURN & TALK (5 min)

4 - UCSD DOES (5 min)

5 - WE DO (10 min)

6 - YOU DO (15 min)

7 - REFLECT & SHARE (5 min)

WARM UP

Pairs, Groups,

Whole Class

(5 min)

Have you ever used a password? What for?

I've used a password for________ because ________.

How did you choose your password?

I chose this password because ________.

LEARN

2

(3 min)

Learn to Make a Strong Password

TURN & TALK

3

(5 min)

Think about the differences between the two example passwords shown in the video: MyDogLoves1Treat#Daily and 1234. Explain which example is a safer password and why.
What are some "password skills" you should remember in order to keep your information the most secure?

Partner A: Ask a question

Partner B: Answer the question

Partner A: "I see what you're saying. I also think..."

Switch Roles & Repeat for Question #2

UCSD DOES

4

(5 min)

Testing How Secure Your Password Is

WE DO

5

(10 min)

As a class, complete the rest of the worksheet together to test password security.

Worksheet: How Secure Is Your Password?

Website: How Secure Is My Password?

YOU DO

6

(15 min)

Work with a partner on one device.
Open your Week 1 Hyperdoc and find the You Do section for today.
Each partner should come up with 1 password and 1 passphrase that is easy to remember, but takes over 10 years to crack.
Use the website to compare your password with your partner's.

Which password takes longer to crack?
Which password is easier to remember?

Next, use the graph to try to answer the following questions with your partner:

- Which takes longer to crack? An 18 character password with only numbers? Or a 4 character password with numbers, letters, and symbols?
- What makes a password hard to crack, but is still easy to remember?
- Try to create the shortest password or passphrase that takes the longest time to crack (solve.)