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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 252 · 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) Lotus!Leaf!2013 (b) bell-tent-lotus-22
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest_Tent_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Tent26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum-vine-tiger-76 (b) tentbrickdrum51
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “tentboatdust66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Is “Lamp#Dust#Plum59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🔐 “lotusshipneem13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cornpondlake26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔐 “neemdustdrumrain” 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
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔐 “Ishaan-Neem-61” 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
  13. 13.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum!plum!sand!87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 “Bell@52” 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
  16. 16.🔐 “sandkiteboat48” 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
  17. 17.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan_Wheel_74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Kite-Hill-Frog21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 “Cloud!14” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  22. 22.🔐 “Lamp.28” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Plum_Wheel_Toast50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “shiptoastdrum26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Hill_46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔐 “Aarav.Chai.30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatLotusDrum66 (b) Letmein_Frog59
  28. 28.🔐 Is “password22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boatraintiger49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “iloveyou20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamptoastrainpond (b) MangoSeedRiver25
  32. 32.🔐 “Welcome#Chai29” 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
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome.Frog80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent!Kite!Leaf12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 “Chai!25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  36. 36.🔐 Is “password47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein#Brick32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Gold-41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya.Dust.60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Brick#Lamp#Frog74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. bell-tent-lotus-22
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. emojis
  5. plum-vine-tiger-76
  6. 14
  7. strong
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. 2
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. 2
  12. has a name or year
  13. 12
  14. 3
  15. shorter than 12
  16. fewer than 3 kinds
  17. in your head
  18. 14
  19. risky
  20. strong
  21. shorter than 12
  22. shorter than 12
  23. strong
  24. 15
  25. weak
  26. has a name or year
  27. BoatLotusDrum66
  28. weak
  29. 2
  30. weak
  31. MangoSeedRiver25
  32. has a common word
  33. 14
  34. 16
  35. shorter than 12
  36. weak
  37. 15
  38. weak
  39. 12
  40. strong

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