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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 338 · 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango_Pearl_Tiger29 (b) Ananya!Bell!40
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Lotus-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 “Tiger!88” 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
  4. 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.Brick.Tent89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fernseedbell31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverMoonNeem68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai@66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔐 Is “tigerdustleaf62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango!Vine!Moon12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔐 “Seed!Corn!2012” 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
  13. 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔐 Is “Nisha!Kite!13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
  17. 17.🔐 “Rohan!Drum!49” 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
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelNeemPond75 (b) Ananya@Bell@47
  19. 19.🔐 Is “goldchailakewolf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  20. 20.🔐 “Lake@Hill@2016” 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 “password86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_Fern22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand.Lotus.Cloud25 (b) Diya!Mango!70
  24. 24.🔐 Is “tent.neem.leaf.70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Drum_Neem_Ship40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill_Drum_Frog26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2018 (b) KiteShellPlum21
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein!Pearl19 (b) BoatMangoTiger75
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainVineCloud74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 “Lamp.Wolf.2017” 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
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain@56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus.Corn.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Cloud#74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara_Boat_59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast!Lotus!2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite!Lamp!Corn47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 0
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “nest@cloud@seed@81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Nest.Leaf.Brick26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  40. 40.🔐 Is “admin23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. Mango_Pearl_Tiger29
  2. 15
  3. shorter than 12
  4. risky
  5. 17
  6. 12
  7. 2
  8. 15
  9. 7
  10. weak
  11. 17
  12. has a name or year
  13. others can guess it
  14. 9
  15. weak
  16. emojis
  17. has a name or year
  18. WheelNeemPond75
  19. weak
  20. has a name or year
  21. weak
  22. 4
  23. Sand.Lotus.Cloud25
  24. strong
  25. strong
  26. 4
  27. KiteShellPlum21
  28. BoatMangoTiger75
  29. 3
  30. has a name or year
  31. 7
  32. 15
  33. weak
  34. 4
  35. 16
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. 18
  39. strong
  40. weak

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