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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 424 · 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.🔐 “Ananya!Corn!70” 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
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ship#moon#lamp#21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 “Wheel-12” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  4. 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@Kite@Neem25 (b) Meera2016
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell@Pond@Nest37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2017 (b) Drum@Plum@Frog38
  8. 8.🔐 Is “RiverNestSeed82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakeshelllotus79 (b) Nest-Moon-Sand54
  10. 10.🔐 “drumshelllamprain” 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) Rain-74 (b) Bell#Cloud#Sand30
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfnestriverplum (b) Drum_Toast_Shell34
  13. 13.🔐 “Brick@Pearl@2011” 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
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinekitewheelplum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 Is “qwerty80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2011 (b) RiverTigerBrick76
  17. 17.🔐 Is “bell!cloud!boat!18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.Mango.2016 (b) vine@shell@kite@25
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl-River-2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rainbricklake12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔐 Is “Hill#Boat#Sand26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔐 “Saanvi.Lamp.46” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  24. 24.🔐 Is “Sand_30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust.Leaf.Pond50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainLeafWolf83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nest!cloud!lamp!22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “qwerty40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔐 “mangorainnest74” 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
  32. 32.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
  33. 33.🔐 “tentplumbrickdust” 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
  34. 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
  35. 35.🔐 “River#Fern#2011” 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
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus_Rain_2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick.Tent.Hill77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Kabir#Moon#35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick!Neem!2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein!Boat42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. has a name or year
  2. 3
  3. shorter than 12
  4. emojis
  5. Fern@Kite@Neem25
  6. 16
  7. Drum@Plum@Frog38
  8. strong
  9. Nest-Moon-Sand54
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. Bell#Cloud#Sand30
  12. Drum_Toast_Shell34
  13. has a name or year
  14. 1
  15. weak
  16. RiverTigerBrick76
  17. strong
  18. 4
  19. vine@shell@kite@25
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. strong
  23. has a name or year
  24. weak
  25. 16
  26. 12
  27. 3
  28. 9
  29. 3
  30. weak
  31. fewer than 3 kinds
  32. 3
  33. fewer than 3 kinds
  34. risky
  35. has a name or year
  36. 4
  37. 17
  38. weak
  39. 4
  40. 14

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