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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 198 · 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, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LeafHillWolf24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill!Mango!Gold66 (b) vinehillwheel18
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “WheelLotusFrog13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin34 (b) chai#fern#brick#75
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern-dust-shell-50 (b) Ishaan!Lamp!85
  7. 7.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
  8. 8.🔐 Is “ShellSandLotus28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  9. 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  10. 10.🔐 Is “Boat.76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fernbelltent75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog!Pond!Toast43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 “shellrainnest10” 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
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lakesandmoonbrick” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “moon_lotus_leaf_89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan_Gold_83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Seed-82 (b) Brick!Wheel!Bell88
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “FernCloudWolf33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverleafmoonplum (b) Bell#Pearl#Lamp86
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampTigerVine85 (b) plumneempearlseed
  22. 22.🔐 “Leaf_Lotus_2010” 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
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔐 Is “RainChaiPond38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Wolf@Sand@2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampkiteplum85 (b) fern_boat_drum_20
  27. 27.🔐 “Moon#23” 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
  28. 28.🔐 “kitesandtoastvine” 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
  29. 29.🔐 “Gold-Lamp-2013” 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
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinetigernestmango” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2008 (b) CornBellShip86
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai#pearl#wolf#26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent#lake#boat#57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuscloudbellmoon (b) Wolf@Boat@Tiger84
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestDrumDust58 (b) qwerty73
  37. 37.🔐 “Rain@19” 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
  38. 38.🔐 “Letmein.Pond75” 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 characters are in “Meera-Sand-58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship#seed#neem#47 (b) Lamp@Kite@2009

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 3
  3. Hill!Mango!Gold66
  4. 16
  5. chai#fern#brick#75
  6. fern-dust-shell-50
  7. 3
  8. strong
  9. in your head
  10. weak
  11. 2
  12. 17
  13. fewer than 3 kinds
  14. 1
  15. 18
  16. 4
  17. others can guess it
  18. Brick!Wheel!Bell88
  19. 15
  20. Bell#Pearl#Lamp86
  21. LampTigerVine85
  22. has a name or year
  23. 2
  24. strong
  25. weak
  26. fern_boat_drum_20
  27. shorter than 12
  28. fewer than 3 kinds
  29. has a name or year
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. CornBellShip86
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. Wolf@Boat@Tiger84
  36. NestDrumDust58
  37. shorter than 12
  38. has a common word
  39. 13
  40. ship#seed#neem#47

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