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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 153 · 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 kinds of characters does “nest@mango@bell@80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerpearlvine83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfRiverSeed76 (b) Letmein-Seed51
  4. 4.🔐 “Leaf-Dust-2016” 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
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin!Seed73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
  7. 7.🔐 Is “lake!drum!boat!72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🔐 Is “ChaiTigerRain20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@Wolf@Nest72 (b) Leaf@Fern@2013
  10. 10.🔐 “Wolf#50” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  11. 11.🔐 Is “wheelvineneem59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan.Pearl.63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty!Plum60 (b) Seed@Tent@Brick39
  14. 14.🔐 Is “kite!bell!vine!15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  15. 15.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “leaffernpond63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipLampMoon56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 “Tent-Kite-2012” 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
  19. 19.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Ananya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 Is “kitewheelmoondust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou!Lotus18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 “lakeponddustrain” 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
  24. 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake#56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 “Rohan@Tiger@25” 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
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger.pearl.dust.79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Cloud-Moon72 (b) Meera!Pearl!38
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin!River64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 “Tara.Moon.79” 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
  31. 31.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou@Tent28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔐 “Ananya_Neem_77” 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
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya#Frog#22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 Is “neem!tent!plum!31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  36. 36.🔐 “shellneemhill88” 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
  37. 37.🔐 Is “cloudlampdrumbell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔐 “Toast_56” 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
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir@River@60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill-30 (b) Wheel.Lamp.Shell75

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. WolfRiverSeed76
  4. has a name or year
  5. 12
  6. emojis
  7. strong
  8. strong
  9. Dust@Wolf@Nest72
  10. shorter than 12
  11. weak
  12. 14
  13. Seed@Tent@Brick39
  14. strong
  15. 12
  16. 14
  17. 3
  18. has a name or year
  19. in your head
  20. weak
  21. weak
  22. 16
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. has a name or year
  27. 19
  28. Sand-Cloud-Moon72
  29. 4
  30. has a name or year
  31. others can guess it
  32. 4
  33. has a name or year
  34. 4
  35. strong
  36. fewer than 3 kinds
  37. weak
  38. shorter than 12
  39. 4
  40. Wheel.Lamp.Shell75

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