Learning objective

  • To understand the importance of having a secure password.

Success criteria

  • I can describe what is meant by brute

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Design,

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use the Resource: Four-digit brute force emulator to see the finished code but ask them to explain each of the changes made.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to work independently; could be challenged to change the code so that it only searches for digits less than five and explain how this affects the ease with which the wizard can crack the code.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how to ensure a password

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Vocabulary definitions

  • brute force hacking

    When someone, known as a hacker, uses different methods, such as trial and error, to crack entry into secured information.

  • chip and PIN

    A payment system to buy something securely where a plastic bank card, such as a debit or credit card, has a chip, which the card owner can access by entering a Personal Identification Number (PIN).

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Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

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Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…
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