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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 32 · 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.🔐 Is “NestBoatNeem30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  2. 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
  3. 3.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
  4. 4.🔐 Is “PlumLakeLeaf88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔐 Is “KiteTigerMango10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest!corn!gold!71 (b) Password-Corn17
  7. 7.🔐 “Letmein.Wheel21” 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
  8. 8.🔐 Is “password77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  9. 9.🔐 Is “Diya2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  10. 10.🔐 Is “Drum.Gold.2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  11. 11.🔐 “Boat#18” 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
  12. 12.🔐 Is “shelllakebrick21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf!Tiger!Frog62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-Frog-2017 (b) frog#seed#shell#33
  15. 15.🔐 Is “Fern#Toast#Tiger13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔐 Is “Pearl@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 Is “iloveyou73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite!Pond!Lotus10 (b) Iloveyou-Toast54
  20. 20.🔐 “Meera#Plum#78” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Nisha@Neem@19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Kabir@Chai@75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔐 “dusttoastrain50” 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
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Corn19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Is “rainlotusboat51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Password@Tent59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) raindustvine18 (b) Shell@Wheel@Kite79
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotusmoonkite66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
  31. 31.🔐 “Qwerty@Sand54” 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
  32. 32.🔐 “Pond@19” 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
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Ship#11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun#Tent#47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 Is “rainriverboat79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Frog!Fern!Pearl15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Ship_Kite_2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔐 “Welcome#Seed59” 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
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain-Lamp-Wheel31 (b) Aarav.Moon.46
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Ishaan@Wheel@86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. in your head
  3. others can guess it
  4. strong
  5. strong
  6. nest!corn!gold!71
  7. has a common word
  8. weak
  9. weak
  10. weak
  11. shorter than 12
  12. weak
  13. 4
  14. frog#seed#shell#33
  15. strong
  16. weak
  17. 3
  18. weak
  19. Kite!Pond!Lotus10
  20. has a name or year
  21. weak
  22. risky
  23. weak
  24. fewer than 3 kinds
  25. 4
  26. weak
  27. weak
  28. Shell@Wheel@Kite79
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. has a common word
  32. shorter than 12
  33. weak
  34. 13
  35. weak
  36. strong
  37. weak
  38. has a common word
  39. Rain-Lamp-Wheel31
  40. weak

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