A password is like the key to your front door. It keeps your games, photos and messages safe inside.
A weak password is like a key made of paper — anyone can tear through it.
A strong password is like a thick metal key that nobody can copy.
In this lesson you will meet a guessing robot, build your own super password, and learn the golden rules for keeping it secret.
Bad guys use computers that try millions of passwords every second. Let's watch one work!
The Guess-o-Tron is ready. Pick a password for it to attack:
Short and common = cracked instantly. Long and surprising = safe for years.
The easiest strong password is a silly sentence: 3–4 random words stuck together, plus a number and a symbol.
Silly pictures are easy for you to remember and impossible for a robot to guess.
Strength: keep going!
Anything a classmate could find out about you makes a risky password — your name, birthday, pet, school or favourite team.
Tap each password. Is it Safe or Risky?
If you use the same password everywhere and one place leaks it, a stranger can open all your doors.
Tap each door to see what happens when the game website leaks your password.
Give every important account its own password. A grown-up can help you keep them in a password manager or a locked notebook at home.
Real games, schools and shops never ask for your password in a message. Tricksters do — this is called phishing.
Tap the 3 warning signs hidden in this message.
🛑 Stop · 🙅 Do not reply · 🗣️ Tell a parent or teacher.
Type any password idea below (not a real one you use!) and the checker will show what it is missing.
You now know how to make and protect a strong password.
Try this tonight: think of a silly picture like TurboMangoNaps8! — then ask a parent to help you update one old password.
You are officially a Password Hero 🦸 Keep those keys safe!