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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 383 · 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustvinegoldfrog” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 “brickchaimoon13” 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
  4. 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  5. 5.🔐 Is “leaf_pearl_pond_31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “nestlampdustchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearlbrickshipwheel (b) Nest!Frog!Moon77
  8. 8.🔐 “Plum_46” 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
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password85 (b) Boat.Sand.Drum65
  10. 10.🔐 “sandgoldcloudkite” 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
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2016 (b) Moon.Rain.Gold84
  12. 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Cloud@Dust@Kite55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon-cloud-lotus-19 (b) Password#Bell88
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Nest47 (b) mango.dust.vine.22
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusdustpearl10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Gold#42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 6
  20. 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
  21. 21.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonboatvine88 (b) Shell@Boat@Kite26
  23. 23.🔐 Is “shipkitetentleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan.Pearl.65 (b) pearl!lotus!ship!65
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “wolffrogcloudvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 “seeddustneembrick” 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
  28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake@Sand@2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River@Seed@Gold44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloud.river.fern.37 (b) plumwolflampshell
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainPondPlum45 (b) drumsandriverlotus
  32. 32.🔐 Is “sand!mango!river!10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔐 “frogcorndust43” 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
  34. 34.🔐 Is “kiteseedpearl11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf#Cloud#Ship27 (b) Hill.Leaf.2013
  36. 36.🔐 “Tara_River_42” 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
  37. 37.🔐 “lotuslakedrum22” 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
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “GoldTigerWheel52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Vine-Bell-Seed62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  40. 40.🔐 Is “RainCornFrog68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. others can guess it
  5. strong
  6. 16
  7. Nest!Frog!Moon77
  8. shorter than 12
  9. Boat.Sand.Drum65
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. Moon.Rain.Gold84
  12. risky
  13. strong
  14. moon-cloud-lotus-19
  15. mango.dust.vine.22
  16. 9
  17. 16
  18. weak
  19. 12
  20. 3
  21. in your head
  22. Shell@Boat@Kite26
  23. weak
  24. pearl!lotus!ship!65
  25. 9
  26. 17
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. cloud.river.fern.37
  31. RainPondPlum45
  32. strong
  33. fewer than 3 kinds
  34. weak
  35. Wolf#Cloud#Ship27
  36. has a name or year
  37. fewer than 3 kinds
  38. 3
  39. strong
  40. strong

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