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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 14 · 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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) required (d) smart
  2. 2.🔐 “nestfernlamplake” 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
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Boat17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔐 “Meera#Drum#47” 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
  6. 6.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan-Frog-47 (b) mango-pearl-dust-48
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “dust#moon#lotus#12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 Is “Bell@Dust@Sand84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2013 (b) Sand#Chai#Wheel60
  11. 11.🔐 Is “neem#cloud#toast#19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  12. 12.🔐 Is “dustboatrain32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🔐 Is “rivervineleafwheel” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Mango30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 “tigerchaishellgold” 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
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Kite_70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill-Chai-2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Dust!Pond!Cloud50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf!Brick!Sand61 (b) Arjun#Chai#32
  20. 20.🔐 Is “cloud-fern-dust-67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2008 (b) LotusToastBrick66
  22. 22.🔐 “Wolf_88” 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
  23. 23.🔐 “Leaf-Lamp-2010” 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
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerLeafLamp49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password@Chai24 (b) NeemKiteLamp59
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “corn-lamp-brick-50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Dust#Chai34 (b) brickshiprivershell
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shelldustfernvine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Wolf@Sand@Corn46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Meera.Tiger.50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp!leaf!corn!19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔐 Is “toast!boat!shell!32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 “Mango.43” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast!pond!vine!37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔐 Is “PondTigerToast29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Is “drum@shell@vine@61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Mango16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 “shelllakechaibell” 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
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Plum.Boat49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. risky
  2. fewer than 3 kinds
  3. 8
  4. 4
  5. has a name or year
  6. others can guess it
  7. mango-pearl-dust-48
  8. 18
  9. strong
  10. Sand#Chai#Wheel60
  11. strong
  12. weak
  13. weak
  14. 4
  15. fewer than 3 kinds
  16. 12
  17. 14
  18. strong
  19. Wolf!Brick!Sand61
  20. strong
  21. LotusToastBrick66
  22. shorter than 12
  23. has a name or year
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. NeemKiteLamp59
  27. 3
  28. Boat#Dust#Chai34
  29. 1
  30. strong
  31. weak
  32. 3
  33. strong
  34. shorter than 12
  35. 3
  36. strong
  37. strong
  38. 4
  39. fewer than 3 kinds
  40. 4

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