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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 241 · 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 kinds of characters does “Hill@Tiger@2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔐 “Plum#29” 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
  3. 3.🔐 “lampriverwolf24” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  4. 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “pondlotusdrum51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondnestchaimango” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl@64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “leaf#moon#lamp#37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🗝️ 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
  10. 10.🔐 “Rohan.Neem.21” 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
  11. 11.🔐 Is “lamp#moon#nest#31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentKitePond80 (b) Aarav!Rain!32
  13. 13.🔐 “Sand!39” 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
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River@11 (b) Tiger@Lamp@Seed35
  15. 15.🔐 Is “Tara.Ship.36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Qwerty_Pond68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite#Mango#2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell-54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain.Lotus.Bell10 (b) kiteleafnestpond
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem!Boat!2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust.Toast.Seed24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel-boat-moon-12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangorainbellfern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Is “admin23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  27. 27.🔐 Is “tiger.ship.plum.38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav.River.88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔐 Is “SandShipPlum48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “frog.wheel.leaf.83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔐 “fernshellplumbell” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  32. 32.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  33. 33.🔐 Is “TentShellRain51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 “Saanvi#Frog#88” 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
  35. 35.🔐 Is “KiteVineDust42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 “Rain-Bell-2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  37. 37.🔐 Is “mango@pearl@rain@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔐 Is “boat!ship!brick!33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 Is “password22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum.Seed.Shell38”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. shorter than 12
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. others can guess it
  5. 15
  6. 1
  7. 8
  8. 17
  9. in your head
  10. has a name or year
  11. strong
  12. TentKitePond80
  13. shorter than 12
  14. Tiger@Lamp@Seed35
  15. weak
  16. emojis
  17. weak
  18. 3
  19. 15
  20. 4
  21. Rain.Lotus.Bell10
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. weak
  27. strong
  28. 14
  29. strong
  30. 18
  31. fewer than 3 kinds
  32. 12
  33. strong
  34. has a name or year
  35. strong
  36. has a name or year
  37. strong
  38. strong
  39. weak
  40. 17

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