Teaching Authentication as a Life Skill

As more and more of the activities of daily living move into the digital realm, the importance of securing those activities grows. Where once an understanding of password security might have been considered a useful bonus, it is now becoming an integral life skill. Users of all ages need to be aware of what information is shared online and how to secure it. It is crucially important that security be taught at an early age, before users are faced with the full magnitude of security management tasks. In this article, we present our work developing security curriculum modules for teenagers, and discuss our attempt to teach life skills for security to Swiss high schoolers.