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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 289 · 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.🔐 “froghillseednest” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  2. 2.🔐 Is “CornNeemNest82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty.Moon70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed#Sand#Lamp50 (b) Hill_Gold_2017
  5. 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
  6. 6.🔐 Is “boat.dust.tent.84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Pearl55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainChaiPlum30 (b) lotusfrogbell52
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) raindrumtoast19 (b) Vine#Pearl#Brick75
  12. 12.🔐 “Kite@69” 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
  13. 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
  14. 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) required (d) safe
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KitePearlSand36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔐 “Qwerty@Rain87” 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
  18. 18.🔐 “Qwerty_Moon62” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold!Pearl!Shell10 (b) Tara2008
  20. 20.🔐 Is “gold@chai@fern@26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 Is “RainWheelTiger63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 “Lotus@Kite@2012” 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
  23. 23.🔐 “Frog@57” 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
  24. 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Bell!Mango60 (b) Vine@Rain@2010
  26. 26.🔐 “neemfrogvine34” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell#65 (b) LampCloudGold30
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond_gold_shell_78 (b) Password.Hill31
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill_Fern_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “river_lotus_rain_47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔐 “Moon-Kite-2014” 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
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudlotuskitewolf”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “FernShellLamp62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf-lake-corn-41 (b) Vihaan!Frog!54
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold#27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔐 Is “TigerRiverPlum71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearlfernmangodrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leaf_dust_moon_32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome46 (b) LeafHillMango14
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. fewer than 3 kinds
  2. strong
  3. 13
  4. Seed#Sand#Lamp50
  5. 3
  6. strong
  7. in your head
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. RainChaiPlum30
  11. Vine#Pearl#Brick75
  12. shorter than 12
  13. others can guess it
  14. risky
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. has a common word
  18. has a common word
  19. Gold!Pearl!Shell10
  20. strong
  21. strong
  22. has a name or year
  23. shorter than 12
  24. 12
  25. Chai!Bell!Mango60
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. LampCloudGold30
  28. pond_gold_shell_78
  29. 4
  30. 19
  31. has a name or year
  32. 18
  33. 15
  34. wolf-lake-corn-41
  35. 4
  36. strong
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. LeafHillMango14
  40. 2

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