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LI: To create a safe and secure password.

Today we were learning how to make a safe and secure password. We first looked at what the definition of password meant. A password is a lock or code that you use to keep your account safe and secure. After defining the word 'password', we were looking  at the different ways to make a safe password.

Ways to make a password:
There are two ways of making a safe and secure password. One way is using two completely random words to make a phrase that does not make sense. For example: Skinless Houses.

The second way of making a secure password is by making a 5-8 word sentence and using the first letter of the words to make one combination of letters. For example: I like donuts because they are very yummy. That sentence will turn into: Ildbtavy.

Numbers, Uppercase / Lowercase letters & Symbols:
After that, we replace some letters from the password with numbers, a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters and symbols. We looked at what symbols look similar to letters. E.g: $ > S, @ > a, / > l, ect. After we did that we replaced some letters with symbols. Example: I/dbt@vy.

After replacing letters and changing them to symbols, we changed some lowercase letters into uppercase. Example: I/dbT@vY.

Next we replaced some letters into numbers. There are many letters that look like numbers. E.g: 0 > O, 5 > S, 4 > A, 2 > Z, ect. Now the password has shifted into: I/d6T@vY.