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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 186 · 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship_river_bell_78 (b) Password_Plum13
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!Seed!2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 “Qwerty_Boat20” 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
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon_Tent_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔐 “Admin_Boat85” 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
  6. 6.🔐 Is “seed!lamp!plum!10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🔐 Is “Vihaan2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem@Wheel@Fern19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔐 Is “wheelcloudchaipearl” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  10. 10.🔐 “bricklakefern58” 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
  11. 11.🔐 “Wheel.Bell.2015” 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
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “CornLeafRain13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill@16 (b) KiteFernCorn15
  14. 14.🔐 Is “Corn_Lamp_Nest24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  15. 15.🔐 “lamplotusshell47” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  16. 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Lamp_Seed_Pearl88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔐 “Lamp@84” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger#Moon#Lake39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “River.Lotus.2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemLakeTent35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha@Shell@68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 “dustshipnestmoon” 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
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon#29 (b) BellTentPlum25
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Diya_Lotus_55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 “tigerdustneem19” 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
  28. 28.🔐 “River#Nest#2010” 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
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “FernWheelTiger41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Is “neemcloudboatship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “admin13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha#Rain#25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “mangopondfrog56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust#19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔐 Is “kite@nest@toast@65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestLotusMoon41 (b) Chai!11
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shipdrumrivertoast (b) PearlBellLotus32
  39. 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
  40. 40.🔐 “riverboatchai85” 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

Answer key

  1. ship_river_bell_78
  2. 14
  3. has a common word
  4. 4
  5. has a common word
  6. strong
  7. weak
  8. 4
  9. weak
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. has a name or year
  12. 14
  13. KiteFernCorn15
  14. strong
  15. fewer than 3 kinds
  16. in your head
  17. strong
  18. shorter than 12
  19. 17
  20. 16
  21. 14
  22. 14
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. 2
  25. BellTentPlum25
  26. weak
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. has a name or year
  29. 16
  30. weak
  31. others can guess it
  32. 7
  33. 4
  34. 15
  35. 4
  36. strong
  37. NestLotusMoon41
  38. PearlBellLotus32
  39. risky
  40. fewer than 3 kinds

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