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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 262 · 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.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum.Bell.Tiger85 (b) neemkiteferndrum
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger#Dust#Wheel51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 “Qwerty@Wheel14” 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
  5. 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampvinewheel69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellmangoboatleaf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 Is “Iloveyou-Rain82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold@Ship@2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Pond78 (b) hill_seed_tent_10
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonferndrumkite” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔐 “Hill@71” 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
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldrainfrogwolf (b) Brick-Seed-Lake18
  13. 13.🔐 “Seed@Wolf@2015” 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
  14. 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
  15. 15.🔐 Is “FernBoatLotus66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔐 Is “Tara@Lotus@70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai!Pond!Lotus65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 “cloudrainbrickneem” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Is “lampshipplum62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillShipSand56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai@Cloud@2009 (b) gold.boat.toast.73
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelshipbrick80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou#Mango86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastFernChai41 (b) Vine@58
  26. 26.🔐 “vinehillplum84” 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
  27. 27.🔐 “plumsandvine45” 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
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold#lotus#frog#11 (b) Tara-Pearl-30
  29. 29.🔐 “Nisha@Ship@88” 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
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlBoatDust19 (b) Leaf-85
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “corn_tiger_chai_70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
  34. 34.🔐 Is “NestChaiTent26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🔐 “Kite!Brick!2009” 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
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Leaf!Pond!Rain36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Ananya@Gold@89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Hill#Plum#2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship-neem-nest-17 (b) Rain.49
  40. 40.🔐 “dusthillcloudfern” 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

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. Drum.Bell.Tiger85
  3. 18
  4. has a common word
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. weak
  8. 14
  9. hill_seed_tent_10
  10. 1
  11. shorter than 12
  12. Brick-Seed-Lake18
  13. has a name or year
  14. risky
  15. strong
  16. weak
  17. 4
  18. fewer than 3 kinds
  19. weak
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. gold.boat.toast.73
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. ToastFernChai41
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. gold#lotus#frog#11
  29. has a name or year
  30. 3
  31. PearlBoatDust19
  32. 18
  33. others can guess it
  34. strong
  35. has a name or year
  36. strong
  37. weak
  38. weak
  39. ship-neem-nest-17
  40. fewer than 3 kinds

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