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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 357 · 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.🔐 Is “tiger@river@rain@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  2. 2.🔐 “sandgoldlake89” 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
  3. 3.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
  4. 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
  5. 5.🎂 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
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password83 (b) WheelPondLamp68
  7. 7.🔐 “Vihaan.Lamp.19” 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
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 Is “chaisandgoldlamp” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein-Vine88 (b) gold#kite#corn#30
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold.73 (b) toast#river#shell#50
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “brick#fern#wolf#18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “CornWheelPearl44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔐 “Sand#Drum#2016” 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
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Fern@71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔐 Is “riversandtent32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2015 (b) nest-lamp-dust-54
  18. 18.🔐 Is “qwerty15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “lakewolftentmango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou-Sand25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 Is “River!26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FrogVineRiver30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔐 “Cloud!83” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  24. 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “mangochaiboat64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Leaf.29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  27. 27.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  28. 28.🔐 “mangocornchai29” 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
  29. 29.🔐 Is “iloveyou53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav.Rain.10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Is “belltentseed79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔐 “Nest@River@2017” 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
  34. 34.🔐 Is “Kabir2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon#Lake#Wheel71 (b) rivercorndrumbrick
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Boat@Cloud@Kite66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan#Dust#15 (b) Frog.Kite.Wheel33
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum!lake!tent!85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 “Password!Drum83” 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
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. fewer than 3 kinds
  3. risky
  4. emojis
  5. others can guess it
  6. WheelPondLamp68
  7. has a name or year
  8. 9
  9. weak
  10. gold#kite#corn#30
  11. toast#river#shell#50
  12. 18
  13. 16
  14. has a name or year
  15. 7
  16. weak
  17. nest-lamp-dust-54
  18. weak
  19. 17
  20. 4
  21. weak
  22. 3
  23. shorter than 12
  24. 3
  25. 15
  26. weak
  27. in your head
  28. fewer than 3 kinds
  29. weak
  30. 12
  31. 4
  32. weak
  33. has a name or year
  34. weak
  35. Moon#Lake#Wheel71
  36. strong
  37. Frog.Kite.Wheel33
  38. 3
  39. has a common word
  40. 9

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