Cyber Safety Worksheet: Passphrases
Stay safe (Picture three words): Pick 3 or 4 random words that do not belong together (not names, mottos or quotes). Add capitals and a digit or symbol: Kite-River-Lamp47. One password per account; keep it in your head (a parent may keep a copy); change it if it leaks; turn on two-step login.
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- 1.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) posting it in a chat (c) your pet’s name (d) a symbol between words
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pond#Hill#Drum47 (b) lampshelllotus14 (c) Aarav.Plum.15 (d) qwerty85
- 3.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 6.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond-67 (b) Leaf_Tent_Vine64
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2013 (b) ShellNeemTiger30
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lotuskitebell22 (b) Iloveyou!River87 (c) welcome35 (d) LampBoatSand73
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word qwerty (c) the word password (d) changing a leaked one
- 13.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) one password per account (c) your phone number (d) a symbol between words
- 17.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) change that password (c) ignore it (d) post it online
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) brickcornleafkite (b) Kite.Corn.2010 (c) mango#seed#nest#13 (d) Meera2018
- 22.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) random, unrelated words
- 23.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) your name and birth year (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) one password per account
- 24.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) two-step login turned on (d) your pet’s name
- 26.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 29.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) set up with a parent (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin21 (b) Bell@Lotus@2014 (c) Mango!Frog!Sand13 (d) shipcloudneempearl
- 31.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) they need no letters (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hilldustwolf82 (b) Kite.Lamp.Hill14
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf-86 (b) Tent.Moon.Wolf39
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.12 (b) LeafNestNeem33
- 36.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) set up with a parent (c) one password per account (d) telling a best friend
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou23 (b) dust-leaf-gold-43
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Tiger-29 (b) FrogLampLake67
- 39.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) use only one word (c) make it shorter (d) add capitals and digits
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ishaan2014 (b) SandLotusCloud55 (c) welcome64 (d) Drum@47
Answer key
- a symbol between words
- Pond#Hill#Drum47
- False
- False
- a poor password habit
- True
- False
- Leaf_Tent_Vine64
- ShellNeemTiger30
- LampBoatSand73
- a good password habit
- changing a leaked one
- False
- True
- False
- your phone number
- change that password
- a good password habit
- False
- False
- mango#seed#nest#13
- random, unrelated words
- your name and birth year
- a good password habit
- your pet’s name
- False
- False
- a poor password habit
- the number 123456
- Mango!Frog!Sand13
- long but easy to recall
- Kite.Lamp.Hill14
- a poor password habit
- Tent.Moon.Wolf39
- LeafNestNeem33
- telling a best friend
- dust-leaf-gold-43
- FrogLampLake67
- add capitals and digits
- SandLotusCloud55
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