Shared Groups: The Best Way to Share Passwords Securely on iPhone

Sharing passwords by text or email? Not secure. In this lesson about the free Apple Passwords app, learners use the Shared Groups feature to safely share logins with family or trusted contacts—without compromising security. This lesson is part of Unscammable Essentials Phase 2.

Author

Linda Fawcus
February 05, 2025

What You’ll Teach

In this lesson, you’ll guide students through:

  • Why Secure Password Sharing Is Important: Understanding the risks of sharing passwords via text or email.

  • How to Create and Manage a Shared Group: Step-by-step instructions for securely sharing login credentials with trusted contacts.

  • What Happens When a Password Changes: How updates to shared passwords are automatically synced.

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Lesson Plan

Here's a brief lesson plan that outlines each step of the lesson. You’ll find all the details clearly laid out on the slides.

Objective of this lesson: Teach learners how to create and manage Shared Groups in the Apple Passwords app for secure password sharing.

  1. Begin by explaining:

    • What are Shared Groups? Shared Groups in the Passwords app let you securely share passwords with trusted contacts without using email or text.

    • Why does it matter? Shared Groups keep everyone updated with the latest passwords while reducing security risks.

  2. Have the group follow the included step-by-step instructions for this skill.

  3. Try the included “Get Hands On” activities.

  4. Discuss the suggested Gluu Tips.

  5. Cover off glossary terms where needed.

  6. Check what your students have learned by referring to the “Check What You Know” slide. Now is a good time to pause for questions.

  7. Help learners use QR code to download student resources for all lessons in this phase.

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