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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 278 · 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 “fernbrickneem22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔐 “Iloveyou@Wheel22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  3. 3.🔐 “chaibrickriverwolf” 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
  4. 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  5. 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “moonlamptigerfern”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SeedBellDrum55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand.Frog.Neem43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔐 Is “shiplotusboat41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  10. 10.🔐 “Vine@Chai@2013” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  11. 11.🔐 Is “moon@fern@mango@27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  12. 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
  13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein-Leaf37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  14. 14.🔐 Is “Neem_20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  15. 15.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
  16. 16.🔐 Is “RiverMangoRain80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Shell-Rain53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Lamp@41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  19. 19.🔐 Is “Tara2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔐 Is “neemtigerseed20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Ananya2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun-Rain-28 (b) Chai.Pond.Tiger85
  23. 23.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastLeafFrog77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera-Ship-40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Is “corn#sand#moon#30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum-nest-brick-31 (b) Saanvi2013
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Neem15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemMangoBell26 (b) Moon@Wolf@2009
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem.Dust.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav#River#82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastbrickchairain (b) boat!tiger!plum!10
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Qwerty#Neem31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 “rainshellpearl56” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome!Ship89 (b) ShellTentBell30
  36. 36.🔐 “Bell_Tent_2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinelakewolffern (b) leaf_bell_pond_31
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Saanvi@Lotus@35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 Is “river.lamp.tiger.71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 “Wolf-Bell-2008” 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. 15
  2. has a common word
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. risky
  5. emojis
  6. 17
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. weak
  10. has a name or year
  11. strong
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. weak
  15. others can guess it
  16. strong
  17. 4
  18. weak
  19. weak
  20. weak
  21. weak
  22. Chai.Pond.Tiger85
  23. 15
  24. 4
  25. strong
  26. drum-nest-brick-31
  27. 15
  28. NeemMangoBell26
  29. 14
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. boat!tiger!plum!10
  33. weak
  34. fewer than 3 kinds
  35. ShellTentBell30
  36. has a name or year
  37. leaf_bell_pond_31
  38. weak
  39. strong
  40. has a name or year

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