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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 395 · 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.🔐 “Moon#Frog#2015” 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
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan_Lake_40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus#river#bell#82 (b) Leaf_55
  4. 4.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  5. 5.🔐 Is “brickkitetigerleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔐 Is “Shell!Rain!2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel#chai#drum#19 (b) Rain_40
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔐 “Tara.Sand.34” 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
  10. 10.🔐 Is “nest@lamp@tent@49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moon-kite-mango-55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein18 (b) chai_wheel_tent_88
  13. 13.🔐 “Brick_Lake_2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 “Hill-76” 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
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Pearl76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus@mango@seed@17 (b) Bell_61
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinemangoleaf33 (b) Tiger-Lotus-Seed21
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite!72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 Is “chai#lotus#fern#86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Is “LakeKiteDrum13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonShipWheel77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonplummango71 (b) ShellShipRiver28
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Leaf-61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusLampShip59 (b) Dust_79
  28. 28.🔐 “Welcome_Pond36” 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
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2010 (b) CloudKiteRiver48
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog.78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Lamp_River_2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai@kite@drum@50 (b) shipcorntigermango
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon_Corn_Neem11 (b) Ishaan2009
  34. 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
  35. 35.🔐 Is “dustseedcloudshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Fern-45 (b) sand-drum-bell-61
  39. 39.🔐 “vinecloudshellriver” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  40. 40.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long

Answer key

  1. has a name or year
  2. 4
  3. lotus#river#bell#82
  4. in your head
  5. weak
  6. weak
  7. wheel#chai#drum#19
  8. 3
  9. has a name or year
  10. strong
  11. 3
  12. chai_wheel_tent_88
  13. has a name or year
  14. 3
  15. shorter than 12
  16. 13
  17. lotus@mango@seed@17
  18. 2
  19. Tiger-Lotus-Seed21
  20. 4
  21. strong
  22. strong
  23. 3
  24. 10
  25. ShellShipRiver28
  26. weak
  27. LotusLampShip59
  28. has a common word
  29. CloudKiteRiver48
  30. 7
  31. weak
  32. chai@kite@drum@50
  33. Moon_Corn_Neem11
  34. risky
  35. weak
  36. 12
  37. 8
  38. sand-drum-bell-61
  39. fewer than 3 kinds
  40. others can guess it

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