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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 175 · 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.🔐 Is “Diya-Lamp-79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  2. 2.🔐 “Iloveyou.Neem83” 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
  3. 3.🔐 “Fern@Vine@2012” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password!Lake22 (b) TentPearlKite57
  5. 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
  6. 6.🔐 Is “Wolf!21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya.Tiger.73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou#Kite59 (b) fern@bell@wheel@46
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frognestkite59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipTentMoon12 (b) Saanvi2014
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn@76 (b) Dust#Fern#Bell40
  13. 13.🔐 “moonpondwheel49” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  14. 14.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera@River@38”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔐 “Kite_Nest_2017” 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
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem_Seed_Wolf64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔐 Is “Saanvi2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustRainBoat77 (b) iloveyou30
  21. 21.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
  22. 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 2
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome45 (b) Nest-Fern-Hill33
  24. 24.🔐 Is “iloveyou39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  25. 25.🔐 Is “riverneemplumhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 Is “dusttigertoastfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus@Lake@2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔐 Is “wolfnesttiger15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hilllotusleaf25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “belltoasttent83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “wolfrivervinemoon”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔐 Is “RiverTentNeem40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Nisha2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Arjun2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine_56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel-Vine-Cloud21 (b) Admin-Cloud28

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. has a common word
  3. has a name or year
  4. TentPearlKite57
  5. others can guess it
  6. weak
  7. 4
  8. 12
  9. fern@bell@wheel@46
  10. 2
  11. ShipTentMoon12
  12. Dust#Fern#Bell40
  13. fewer than 3 kinds
  14. in your head
  15. 14
  16. has a name or year
  17. 9
  18. 16
  19. weak
  20. DustRainBoat77
  21. risky
  22. 3
  23. Nest-Fern-Hill33
  24. weak
  25. weak
  26. weak
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 9
  30. 4
  31. weak
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 15
  35. 17
  36. strong
  37. weak
  38. weak
  39. 4
  40. Wheel-Vine-Cloud21

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