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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 112 · 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.🔐 “shellbellplumkite” 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
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipNeemBrick42 (b) hillwheelsanddust
  3. 3.🔐 Is “bell_leaf_brick_33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  4. 4.🔐 Is “Lamp_Toast_Pond47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir!Bell!61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 Is “lampnestsanddust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔐 Is “toastlampdrummango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  9. 9.🔐 “sandneemvinechai” 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
  10. 10.🔐 Is “TigerFrogDust17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfdrumtoastfern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast!Seed!Ship78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Toast23 (b) Vine-Lake-River61
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome23 (b) vine.lake.hill.41
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitedustvine88 (b) RiverKiteNeem80
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Boat.Wolf81 (b) fernrivermangotoast
  19. 19.🔐 Is “Neem.River.Rain72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Mango@Lamp@Wheel62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 “mangotentneem33” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  22. 22.🔐 “seedmoonbrickfern” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  23. 23.🔢 How many characters are in “fernrainwheelvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  24. 24.🔐 “Tent#87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Mango!Cloud!Wolf88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 “Nest!Boat!2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 Is “Tara!Leaf!59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Toast!72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus-17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔐 Is “River!Lamp!2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔐 “Diya.Lotus.25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  33. 33.🔐 Is “TigerCornShell88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome84 (b) BrickCornNeem22
  35. 35.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastSandRiver74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔐 “Letmein#Sand26” 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
  39. 39.🔐 “sandtentneemtoast” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteMoonHill17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. fewer than 3 kinds
  2. ShipNeemBrick42
  3. strong
  4. strong
  5. 13
  6. weak
  7. weak
  8. in your head
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. strong
  11. 1
  12. risky
  13. 17
  14. Vine-Lake-River61
  15. vine.lake.hill.41
  16. RiverKiteNeem80
  17. 10
  18. Mango.Boat.Wolf81
  19. strong
  20. strong
  21. fewer than 3 kinds
  22. fewer than 3 kinds
  23. 17
  24. shorter than 12
  25. strong
  26. has a name or year
  27. 9
  28. weak
  29. 4
  30. 8
  31. weak
  32. has a name or year
  33. strong
  34. BrickCornNeem22
  35. 12
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. has a common word
  39. fewer than 3 kinds
  40. 3

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