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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 160 · 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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
  2. 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 “moonseedshell19” 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
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “cornbellseedlotus”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango!Shell!Toast18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill#Shell#Tiger26 (b) Kabir2013
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn.18 (b) Kite!Shell!Cloud36
  10. 10.🔐 “cloudseedpearlship” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  11. 11.🔐 “Brick#30” 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
  12. 12.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand#40 (b) Lotus.Lamp.Bell82
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2014 (b) Nest!Lamp!Wolf42
  15. 15.🔐 “Fern@89” 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
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastFrogGold80 (b) leafwolflotushill
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Password!Kite78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin13 (b) Seed.Frog.Tent16
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sand.bell.lake.76 (b) mangoferntenttiger
  20. 20.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat#Shell#2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango#Leaf#Neem25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome86 (b) boat#shell#fern#65
  24. 24.🔐 Is “Mango#Tent#Tiger88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “lampseedcloud17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinetoastlampcorn (b) Drum.Tiger.Rain85
  27. 27.🔐 Is “welcome78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Is “corn.drum.kite.11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Leaf@Kite@Moon25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Moon!Chai!Drum18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Moon_Neem_Lotus78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed.Cloud.Fern85 (b) Nisha2010
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Nest-81 (b) river!kite!sand!36
  34. 34.🔐 “vineneemnestboat” 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
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome_Lotus35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainRiverWheel43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 “Letmein!Dust13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Admin#River48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LakeRainFern78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Is “River-Sand-Kite29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. risky
  3. 8
  4. fewer than 3 kinds
  5. 17
  6. 19
  7. emojis
  8. Hill#Shell#Tiger26
  9. Kite!Shell!Cloud36
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. shorter than 12
  12. 12
  13. Lotus.Lamp.Bell82
  14. Nest!Lamp!Wolf42
  15. shorter than 12
  16. ToastFrogGold80
  17. 15
  18. Seed.Frog.Tent16
  19. sand.bell.lake.76
  20. others can guess it
  21. 15
  22. 17
  23. boat#shell#fern#65
  24. strong
  25. 15
  26. Drum.Tiger.Rain85
  27. weak
  28. strong
  29. 4
  30. strong
  31. strong
  32. Seed.Cloud.Fern85
  33. river!kite!sand!36
  34. fewer than 3 kinds
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. has a common word
  38. weak
  39. 3
  40. strong

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