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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 217 · 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.🔢 How many characters are in “wolf!lake!nest!22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandfrogneem53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🗝️ 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
  4. 4.🔐 “Welcome@Brick46” 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
  5. 5.🔐 Is “mango_tiger_lake_42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger_lamp_hill_12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 Is “lamp_bell_leaf_47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leaf!corn!vine!23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite!59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Nest-2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) safe (d) required
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Nest#Boat#Lamp82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 Is “PlumLakeTent51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShellWheelChai87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangotentkiteneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔐 “Ishaan.Gold.40” 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
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerPondPlum63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 “Letmein-Rain16” 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
  19. 19.🔐 “Tent_44” 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
  20. 20.🔐 “Chai.28” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Admin-Fern42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 “pearlneemcloud16” 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
  23. 23.🔐 Is “LampLotusSand75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔐 Is “cloudbellseeddust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  25. 25.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Pond#Gold#Rain44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 Is “FernSandShip27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainFrogPond73 (b) rivernestbell19
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou!Cloud67 (b) brick.lotus.kite.13
  30. 30.🔐 Is “kite#pearl#moon#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerboatgoldpearl (b) toast-ship-bell-16
  32. 32.🔐 “Boat#34” 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
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillwheeldust60 (b) Tiger@Moon@River19
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein60 (b) Pond-Moon-Fern34
  35. 35.🔐 “Toast@83” 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
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangoshipnestrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteDrumVine24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaitoastpearl20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_Fern89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 “Welcome#Wolf45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 2
  3. in your head
  4. has a common word
  5. strong
  6. 3
  7. strong
  8. 3
  9. 7
  10. 14
  11. risky
  12. strong
  13. strong
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. has a name or year
  17. 3
  18. has a common word
  19. shorter than 12
  20. shorter than 12
  21. weak
  22. fewer than 3 kinds
  23. strong
  24. weak
  25. others can guess it
  26. strong
  27. strong
  28. RainFrogPond73
  29. brick.lotus.kite.13
  30. strong
  31. toast-ship-bell-16
  32. shorter than 12
  33. Tiger@Moon@River19
  34. Pond-Moon-Fern34
  35. shorter than 12
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. has a common word

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