Cyber safety · lesson 3 of 24 · free

Passphrases and password habits — Cyber safety for kids

A passphrase is a few random words joined together — kite, river, lamp. Picture a kite flying over a river next to a lamp and you will not forget it. Add capitals and a couple of digits or symbols (Kite-River-Lamp47) and it follows every rule. Good habits matter too: one password per account, never telling friends, typing it where nobody can see, and changing it at once if a site says it leaked.

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Picture three words — “kite, river, lamp → Kite-River-Lamp47: long, strong and easy to recall”

  1. Pick 3 or 4 random words that do not belong together (not names, mottos or quotes).
  2. Add capitals and a digit or symbol: Kite-River-Lamp47.
  3. One password per account; keep it in your head (a parent may keep a copy); change it if it leaks; turn on two-step login.

Use it for: Making a new password, changing an old one and setting up accounts with a parent.

Worked example: 🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? → WolfFernShip52

  1. Vihaan2015 is short with a name and a year; Ship.58 is short; Password@River53 has a common word.
  2. WolfFernShip52: 14 characters, 3 kinds, nothing guessable — so WolfFernShip52.

Check: Try it: make up a practice passphrase (not one you will use) from three random things in your room and check it with the rule ✓

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