Passwords

Something you know: set up the password during account creation and use it at login time to prove you are the same user that has created the account

Ideal password: looks random, is very long (e.g., 20 characters), has mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, digits and special characters

Problem: such password is hard to memorize and type in

User trends: select simple, easy to remember passwords using words meaningful to them

Task: Can you think of a few types of words or patterns of characters users may find meaningful and may use in their password? When you are done, go to the next page to find out if you answered correctly.