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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 405 · 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 “Wolf!63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔐 “Vine-31” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  3. 3.🔐 Is “sanddrumshell54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  4. 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
  5. 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemLampBrick64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 “Qwerty-Chai41” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Dust_56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 “Pearl!24” 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
  10. 10.🔐 “Password.Corn84” 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
  11. 11.🔐 “vinelampriver53” 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
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 “Nisha@Kite@48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “SandWolfMoon79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog.Tent.2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “shelllotusriverlamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Pond.88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 “Vihaan_Wheel_26” 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
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf-moon-sand-31 (b) Tara!Hill!27
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “leafponddustlamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Pearl!Frog!2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🎂 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
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast-Frog-2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 Is “drumcorndustleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverFrogKite48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔐 “Drum#57” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  30. 30.🔐 Is “belldustneemseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickFernPond64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔐 “brickkitetiger81” 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
  34. 34.🔐 Is “bell-lamp-river-25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite-86 (b) neem-leaf-corn-25
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Kite@Lotus@Vine27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔐 Is “SandDrumBell16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem-Boat-Corn26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin#Sand55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick.45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. shorter than 12
  3. weak
  4. emojis
  5. 12
  6. 3
  7. has a common word
  8. 12
  9. shorter than 12
  10. has a common word
  11. fewer than 3 kinds
  12. 9
  13. has a name or year
  14. 14
  15. 14
  16. 19
  17. risky
  18. weak
  19. has a name or year
  20. leaf-moon-sand-31
  21. 16
  22. in your head
  23. weak
  24. others can guess it
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. weak
  28. 15
  29. shorter than 12
  30. weak
  31. 15
  32. 4
  33. fewer than 3 kinds
  34. strong
  35. neem-leaf-corn-25
  36. strong
  37. strong
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 4

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