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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 121 · 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 “Fern#Tent#Pearl10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
  3. 3.🔐 “Pearl@Frog@2010” 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
  4. 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara-Fern-45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 Is “password62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick@lotus@lamp@33 (b) frogshipsandtoast
  8. 8.🔐 “nestwheeltigermango” 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
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainNeemTent77 (b) Ishaan2016
  10. 10.🔐 “Neem-Ship-2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  11. 11.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangopearlcloudrain (b) Nest!River!Wheel36
  13. 13.🔐 “Toast-Neem-2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  14. 14.🔐 “Tiger_15” 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
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NestFernShip32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔐 Is “toastdrumbellcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell.wolf.wheel.69 (b) Iloveyou_Wolf44
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Nest-41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigergoldmangochai (b) RainTigerWheel51
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “nestmoonbrickvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust-fern-kite-88 (b) Neem.61
  22. 22.🔐 “Qwerty@Shell55” 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
  23. 23.🔐 “leaflakelotushill” 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
  24. 24.🔐 Is “Wheel-River-Sand27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “lakekitewheel60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
  27. 27.🔐 “Leaf_Lotus_2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteNeemCloud77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  29. 29.🔐 Is “moon_pearl_dust_33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔐 “Leaf-Vine-2015” 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
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand_Toast_2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan-Corn-78 (b) PlumWolfKite33
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Is “Brick@Leaf@2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Vine.2015 (b) toast-cloud-mango-53
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Ship!Tent!2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipRainDrum30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan!Moon!34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast-Bell-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf#41 (b) SeedShipSand39

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. emojis
  3. has a name or year
  4. risky
  5. 12
  6. weak
  7. brick@lotus@lamp@33
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. RainNeemTent77
  10. has a name or year
  11. 3
  12. Nest!River!Wheel36
  13. has a name or year
  14. shorter than 12
  15. 3
  16. weak
  17. shell.wolf.wheel.69
  18. 4
  19. RainTigerWheel51
  20. 17
  21. dust-fern-kite-88
  22. has a common word
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. strong
  25. 15
  26. in your head
  27. has a name or year
  28. 3
  29. strong
  30. has a name or year
  31. 4
  32. PlumWolfKite33
  33. 10
  34. weak
  35. toast-cloud-mango-53
  36. weak
  37. 14
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. SeedShipSand39

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