Think it through together · A little story
A robot wants to use 123456 as its password because it is easy to remember. The girl points out that it is easy for other people to guess too.
Lay out the process
- ChooseSomething long and hard to guess
- Use different onesA different password for each account
- Store themManage them with a parent
- Add protectionUse extra verification offered by the service
A password is used to prove that you are allowed to access an account.
Short, common passwords—or ones closely connected to public information—are easy to guess. Reusing a password across services means a leak in one place can put other accounts at risk too.
With a parent’s help, you can use a reliable way to manage passwords and turn on suitable extra verification.
Your turn to try
If two websites use the same password and one of them has a data leak, why might the other account also be at risk?
Have you thought it through? Open for an explanation
Someone who gets the password may try it on other services. Using a different password for each account helps reduce this kind of spillover.
Take away one discovery
A password is used to prove that you are allowed to access an account.
Try covering the diagram above and explaining each step to someone in your family. If one step is hard to explain, go back and look at that card again.