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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 310 · 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog.nest.drum.65 (b) mangotentneemvine
  3. 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) symbols
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel@Nest@2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
  6. 6.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
  7. 7.🔐 “vinetigerfernchai” 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
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bell!neem!chai!68 (b) Tara2017
  9. 9.🔐 Is “admin46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  10. 10.🔐 “Iloveyou#Drum65” 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
  11. 11.🔐 Is “Saanvi-Pearl-23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi!Kite!12 (b) Lamp!Nest!Drum41
  13. 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfneemlake64 (b) Chai@Lotus@River84
  15. 15.🔐 Is “Hill#Brick#2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔐 “plumbrickkite72” 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
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin_Chai46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent#Rain#2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem-hill-lotus-14 (b) Cloud-43
  20. 20.🔐 “riverwheelseeddrum” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Is “password11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password68 (b) ShipFrogShell25
  23. 23.🔐 Is “lotusshiptentseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Dust16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 “Dust.Hill.2016” 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
  26. 26.🔐 “lakeneemcorncloud” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou_Drum48 (b) neem-kite-plum-38
  28. 28.🔐 Is “Ananya!Toast!11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔐 “Password-Boat59” 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
  30. 30.🔐 Is “lakehilltoast53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust!toast!brick!79 (b) Hill_18
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Kite_Sand57 (b) Hill-26
  33. 33.🔐 “Qwerty.Sand40” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemkiteseed76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔐 Is “plum#gold#boat#25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Leaf.50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 “Admin-Vine80” 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
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat.Pond.2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. frog.nest.drum.65
  3. emojis
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. in your head
  7. fewer than 3 kinds
  8. bell!neem!chai!68
  9. weak
  10. has a common word
  11. weak
  12. Lamp!Nest!Drum41
  13. others can guess it
  14. Chai@Lotus@River84
  15. weak
  16. fewer than 3 kinds
  17. 12
  18. 14
  19. neem-hill-lotus-14
  20. fewer than 3 kinds
  21. weak
  22. ShipFrogShell25
  23. weak
  24. 4
  25. has a name or year
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. neem-kite-plum-38
  28. weak
  29. has a common word
  30. weak
  31. dust!toast!brick!79
  32. Plum_Kite_Sand57
  33. has a common word
  34. 2
  35. 9
  36. strong
  37. weak
  38. 3
  39. has a common word
  40. 14

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