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.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) SeedKiteCloud30 (b) Vihaan2015 (c) kiterivercornship (d) Hill#Sand#2014
- 3.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) one short word
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) frogtigergold63 (b) Sand_Plum_Pond81 (c) Rain.Hill.2014 (d) Diya.Cloud.70
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kite_33 (b) password67 (c) ShipVineDust72 (d) Frog.Plum.2008
- 6.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) the number 123456 (c) keeping it in your head (d) set up with a parent
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) BrickLeafRain37 (b) Kite.78 (c) cloudmangopearlfrog (d) brickwolfdrum18
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) one password everywhere (c) set up with a parent (d) the number 123456
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake@Moon@2016 (b) KiteToastDrum54
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your phone number (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) set up with a parent (d) typing it out of sight
- 19.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillDustTiger72 (b) Tiger.35
- 24.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou.Dust19 (b) Rain.Lamp.Plum27
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) telling a best friend (c) your pet’s name (d) the word password
- 27.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) use only one word (c) add capitals and digits (d) make it shorter
- 28.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) set up with a parent (c) one password per account (d) one password everywhere
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) cornfrogmangonest (b) frog.vine.lotus.17 (c) Nisha.Gold.44 (d) Shell@44
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) telling a best friend (c) the number 123456 (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell!89 (b) Tiger.River.Leaf54
- 32.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leafboattigercloud (b) Vine.Sand.Rain41
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogPondDrum48 (b) nestlamplake11
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverlotuscloud38 (b) kite.toast.pearl.32
- 37.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) two-step login turned on (d) a symbol between words
- 39.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) a famous quote (c) your school motto (d) random, unrelated words
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun_Rain_55 (b) Wolf.Nest.Leaf68
Answer key
- True
- SeedKiteCloud30
- a few random words
- Sand_Plum_Pond81
- ShipVineDust72
- False
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
- BrickLeafRain37
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- set up with a parent
- KiteToastDrum54
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- long but easy to recall
- your phone number
- False
- True
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- HillDustTiger72
- a good password habit
- Rain.Lamp.Plum27
- typing it out of sight
- add capitals and digits
- one password everywhere
- frog.vine.lotus.17
- a passphrase of 3 words
- Tiger.River.Leaf54
- False
- True
- Vine.Sand.Rain41
- FrogPondDrum48
- kite.toast.pearl.32
- False
- posting it in a chat
- random, unrelated words
- Wolf.Nest.Leaf68
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