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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 118 · 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 “SeedRiverTiger40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
  3. 3.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest@Chai@2010 (b) BrickBellWolf22
  5. 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 Is “NeemFrogMoon27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya.Kite.25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Vihaan2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 “tigerbrickship53” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔐 “Sand.63” 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
  16. 16.🔐 “Lake_Kite_2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_Fern_2009 (b) Boat_Lake_Pearl21
  18. 18.🔐 “Iloveyou-Neem82” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest.Vine.2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatshellsand51 (b) PlumHillLotus63
  21. 21.🔐 “Password-Tiger59” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  22. 22.🔐 Is “Dust_Fern_2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty-Plum76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔐 “toastchaileaflamp” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “password86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome41 (b) Fern.Vine.River26
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Vihaan2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Is “moonplumtoast35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “moon#boat#fern#51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Sand38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Frog!Sand!Hill80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust#35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔐 “Ananya.Tent.82” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  35. 35.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp.36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 “Frog.78” 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
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Pearl!Toast!Wheel29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf-seed-leaf-31 (b) Sand-43
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Arjun-Vine-22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 3
  3. in your head
  4. BrickBellWolf22
  5. 12
  6. 8
  7. 3
  8. strong
  9. 2
  10. 12
  11. 9
  12. weak
  13. fewer than 3 kinds
  14. 10
  15. shorter than 12
  16. has a name or year
  17. Boat_Lake_Pearl21
  18. has a common word
  19. 14
  20. PlumHillLotus63
  21. has a common word
  22. weak
  23. 4
  24. fewer than 3 kinds
  25. 10
  26. Fern.Vine.River26
  27. weak
  28. weak
  29. emojis
  30. 17
  31. 4
  32. strong
  33. 4
  34. has a name or year
  35. risky
  36. 4
  37. shorter than 12
  38. strong
  39. wolf-seed-leaf-31
  40. weak

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