Creating Strong Passwords

Why do you need to use strong passwords?

• So you forget them

• Prevent Hacking

• Challenge your brain

You should use personal information in your password such as birthday, family names, or email addresses

• True

• False

A good password has at least 6 characters?

• True

• False

A strong password contains words found in the dictionary. Example - swimming1

• True

• False

Password Generators are great tools to create a strong password

• False

• True

Why would this not be a strong password: brian12kate5

• Contains personal information

• It is too short

• It has numbers

Answer explanation

A stronger version of this password would use symbols, uppercase letters, and a more random order. And rather than using family names, we could combine a character from a movie with a type of food.

For example, Chewbacca and pizza could become chEwbAccAp!ZZa.

Why is this not a Strong Password?

Password: w3St!

"My password is so simple! It's just the beginning of my street address with a few extra characters." Pick 2

• It has a special character

• Contains personal information

• Too Short

• Easy to remember

Create a unique password for all of your online accounts

• True

• False

Using a password generator can help you create strong passwords

• False

• True

Why is this not a Strong Password?

Password: 123abccba321

"My password follows a simple pattern, so it's easy to remember and type on my keyboard."

• Easy to remember

• Contains a pattern

• Contains numbers