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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 416 · 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 characters are in “Pond_Neem_2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔐 Is “ChaiShipNeem23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand@Cloud@Leaf69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan-Pearl-21 (b) DustCornWheel72
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan!Brick!87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinecornfern11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 “Saanvi!Dust!23” 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
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “SeedMoonKite22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 “chaidustlake61” 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.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera!Frog!41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔐 “Qwerty#Hill76” 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
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Boat.21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum-23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔐 Is “PearlBrickMoon57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  15. 15.🔐 “Wheel!Neem!2012” 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
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “kitefrogseed21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
  18. 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
  19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond.Moon.2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  20. 20.🔐 “Mango_41” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldcornboatdust (b) GoldBrickCloud32
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password19 (b) VineDustShip17
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Bell#Shell#Tiger88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond_Drum_2009 (b) Cloud_Ship_Wheel50
  25. 25.🔐 “seedpondcornriver” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  26. 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand-Moon-2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 “Welcome-Corn69” 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
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick!Ship!2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kiteriverlamp69 (b) Tiger-Lamp-Lotus20
  31. 31.🔐 Is “fernkitebelldust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 0
  33. 33.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@Tent@Dust75 (b) Password#Toast32
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “admin80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 “Corn.Brick.2009” 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
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Boat-River-Fern18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya.Ship.42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem!Brick!Mango60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. strong
  3. 17
  4. DustCornWheel72
  5. 14
  6. 2
  7. has a name or year
  8. 14
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. 13
  11. has a common word
  12. weak
  13. 7
  14. strong
  15. has a name or year
  16. 14
  17. others can guess it
  18. risky
  19. 4
  20. shorter than 12
  21. GoldBrickCloud32
  22. VineDustShip17
  23. strong
  24. Cloud_Ship_Wheel50
  25. fewer than 3 kinds
  26. emojis
  27. 14
  28. has a common word
  29. 15
  30. Tiger-Lamp-Lotus20
  31. weak
  32. 3
  33. 12
  34. Fern@Tent@Dust75
  35. 9
  36. 7
  37. has a name or year
  38. strong
  39. 4
  40. 4

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