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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 184 · 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatfrogmoon89 (b) RainMangoWolf87
  2. 2.🔐 Is “Meera2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  3. 3.🔐 Is “tigerkitemangofern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔐 Is “Ananya.Wheel.42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  6. 6.🔐 Is “boatchaicloudkite” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango#leaf#drum#58 (b) Password_Drum66
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “boat_neem_toast_31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship!16 (b) Leaf_Rain_Seed49
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Meera@River@85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome!Shell43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔐 “Ananya-Wolf-89” 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
  15. 15.🔐 “Vihaan@Lotus@12” 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
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#Wheel#Sand73 (b) Admin-Tiger45
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty!Nest26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeMoonNeem38 (b) admin48
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampRiverTiger64 (b) Welcome.Gold69
  20. 20.🔐 Is “vine-ship-tent-32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern-Rain-River14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfvinetentseed” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔐 “goldferntenthill” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River_Wolf_Rain55 (b) Vine#Lake#2013
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud!Lake!2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Hill!83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Mango_Pearl_2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Password!Wheel29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
  30. 30.🔐 “Letmein!Plum44” 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
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein80 (b) leaf_corn_shell_34
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus@Dust@Chai15 (b) password18
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudlotusnest88 (b) Frog_Tiger_Wolf78
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “BoatMangoShell72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shellshipwheelplum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “admin55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Lotus!Pond!Plum64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!Tent!Mango32 (b) Neem-17
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Frog29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. RainMangoWolf87
  2. weak
  3. weak
  4. weak
  5. others can guess it
  6. weak
  7. in your head
  8. mango#leaf#drum#58
  9. 18
  10. 3
  11. Leaf_Rain_Seed49
  12. weak
  13. 15
  14. has a name or year
  15. has a name or year
  16. Neem#Wheel#Sand73
  17. 13
  18. LakeMoonNeem38
  19. LampRiverTiger64
  20. strong
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. River_Wolf_Rain55
  25. 15
  26. weak
  27. weak
  28. 16
  29. risky
  30. has a common word
  31. leaf_corn_shell_34
  32. Lotus@Dust@Chai15
  33. Frog_Tiger_Wolf78
  34. 16
  35. 1
  36. 7
  37. strong
  38. Frog!Tent!Mango32
  39. 2
  40. 4

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