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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 109 · 40 questions
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Stay safe (Long, mixed, not guessable): Length: at least 12 characters (letters, digits and symbols all count). Mix: at least 3 kinds — small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols. Not guessable: no name, no year or birthday, no common word like password, qwerty or welcome. Break any one rule and the password is weak.

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  1. 1.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf@Pond@2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl!tiger!bell!11 (b) lakeboatlotus22
  4. 4.🔐 Is “wheelchaivinelotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔐 Is “TentCornVine29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “chaitigervinefern”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya#Lotus#70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi@Rain@28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiMangoRiver75 (b) Toast!Nest!2014
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein_River19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoDrumChai10 (b) Saanvi2015
  13. 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentBoatBell89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 Is “HillBellWheel71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir#Tent#12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum!Rain!2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 “toastleafhilldrum” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MangoTentMoon30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tentboatpond56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔐 “pondfernhilltent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  25. 25.🔐 “Iloveyou_Pearl53” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  26. 26.🔐 “Nisha@Sand@49” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Cloud.Brick.Neem52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp_vine_plum_10 (b) Lake#Brick#2008
  29. 29.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
  30. 30.🔐 “Plum!55” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  31. 31.🔐 “neemgoldwheel20” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  32. 32.🔐 Is “drum!wheel!pond!17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai#Kite#Drum71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Is “PlumNestHill71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Hill-Fern-Lamp11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Arjun2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudshellpond88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed!Chai!Moon51 (b) wheelvinegold80
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Admin@Nest75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 4
  3. pearl!tiger!bell!11
  4. weak
  5. strong
  6. 17
  7. 4
  8. 14
  9. emojis
  10. ChaiMangoRiver75
  11. 4
  12. MangoDrumChai10
  13. in your head
  14. 3
  15. strong
  16. 13
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. fewer than 3 kinds
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. fewer than 3 kinds
  25. has a common word
  26. has a name or year
  27. strong
  28. lamp_vine_plum_10
  29. 12
  30. shorter than 12
  31. fewer than 3 kinds
  32. strong
  33. 16
  34. strong
  35. strong
  36. weak
  37. 2
  38. others can guess it
  39. Seed!Chai!Moon51
  40. weak

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