Lesson 1: Managing Passwords

True or False? Andy saves all his passwords in a spreadsheet on his computer.

It’s safe because he protected the spreadsheet with a password.

• True

• False

True or False? An algorithm is a set of easy-to-remember rules that help you generate unique and complex passwords that are memorable.

• True

• False

Risky or Safe? Phyllis has trouble remembering her password for the company’s document storage system. She writes it down.

Phyllis hides her paper with the password by taping it under her keyboard.

• Risky

• Safe

Risky or Safe? Erin’s banking account password was stolen. She reuses passwords.

Erin immediately changes her banking password. She doesn’t change her password for any other site.

• Risky

• Safe

Toby creates a password for GigaMart by making up a story that involves the site’s purpose, a famous person and an action. His password is based on that story.

• Random Generation

• Memorisation

• An algorithm

• All of the above