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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 134 · 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.🔐 Is “tigerplumdust62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara@Dust@89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 Is “Rohan.Wheel.31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafShipRiver64 (b) tigerclouddrum13
  5. 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl@Frog@2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
  8. 8.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) required (d) safe
  9. 9.🔐 “Toast-32” 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
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FernCloudLotus32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “toastplumsandtiger”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Boat_Gold_2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 2
  14. 14.🔐 “Iloveyou.Pearl30” 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
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud#44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔐 Is “GoldPearlChai19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔐 Is “shipdrumdust83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔐 Is “lakedusttent20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem@Leaf@2011 (b) Ship#Wolf#Brick80
  20. 20.🔐 “Frog.21” 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
  21. 21.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornSeedChai24 (b) Iloveyou#Neem56
  23. 23.🔐 “Corn.48” 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
  24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteRiverFern58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Password@Brick41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell!44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 “Admin!Pearl31” 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
  28. 28.🔐 Is “DrumTigerBrick62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔐 “Cloud!70” 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
  30. 30.🔐 Is “BoatLampTent36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Fern!River!2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔐 “nestneemtigermoon” 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
  33. 33.🔐 “Meera!Kite!47” 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
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein!Kite63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite.Lake.Gold26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Dust.Lotus.Corn13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2016 (b) LampShellHill72
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Kabir2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  40. 40.🔐 “Nisha.Pearl.26” 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

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. 12
  3. weak
  4. LeafShipRiver64
  5. emojis
  6. 15
  7. 12
  8. risky
  9. shorter than 12
  10. 3
  11. 18
  12. weak
  13. 3
  14. has a common word
  15. 4
  16. strong
  17. weak
  18. weak
  19. Ship#Wolf#Brick80
  20. shorter than 12
  21. others can guess it
  22. CornSeedChai24
  23. shorter than 12
  24. 15
  25. weak
  26. 7
  27. has a common word
  28. strong
  29. shorter than 12
  30. strong
  31. 15
  32. fewer than 3 kinds
  33. has a name or year
  34. 4
  35. 16
  36. strong
  37. in your head
  38. LampShellHill72
  39. weak
  40. has a name or year

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