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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 124 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔐 “Drum_Hill_2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 “Diya_Chai_66” 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
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern#Kite#Tent54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty-Hill68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  6. 6.🔐 “Admin.Gold76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  7. 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “boatcornneemtent”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou52 (b) NestLakeLeaf74
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite@45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🔐 “Admin@Pond12” 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 kinds of characters does “Tara_Pond_29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “wolf_plum_rain_51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 Is “pond#shell#seed#84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “lakemoonchaigold”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi-Corn-71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Admin-Frog72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn-66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔐 “Lotus-Lake-2013” 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
  23. 23.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.Leaf.River85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “nestgoldneemdust”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai@78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerboatnest14 (b) Gold-Wolf-Nest87
  28. 28.🔐 Is “lotusrainpearlcloud” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CloudDustToast77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Nisha#Kite#40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome54 (b) wheel-ship-pearl-23
  32. 32.🔐 “Brick_Dust_2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest.wheel.seed.53 (b) Rohan2015
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonwolfplumpearl (b) sand-ship-neem-65
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillLampRiver36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “River-Moon-Neem16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 “Lotus.10” 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
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandSeedBoat32 (b) Brick#69
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Corn@Plum@Moon24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. has a name or year
  2. 4
  3. has a name or year
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. has a common word
  7. risky
  8. 16
  9. in your head
  10. NestLakeLeaf74
  11. 9
  12. 4
  13. has a common word
  14. 4
  15. emojis
  16. 17
  17. strong
  18. 16
  19. 14
  20. weak
  21. 4
  22. has a name or year
  23. others can guess it
  24. 4
  25. 16
  26. 7
  27. Gold-Wolf-Nest87
  28. weak
  29. 3
  30. weak
  31. wheel-ship-pearl-23
  32. has a name or year
  33. nest.wheel.seed.53
  34. sand-ship-neem-65
  35. 3
  36. 17
  37. shorter than 12
  38. SandSeedBoat32
  39. 10
  40. strong

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