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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 434 · 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.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou#Pond40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou27 (b) wheel@neem@wolf@29
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya_Wolf_33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔐 Is “Pearl#Ship#Lake73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha!Moon!13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl.Tiger.Dust59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango-Corn-Lotus14 (b) Kabir!Frog!36
  9. 9.🔐 “cornpondboat44” 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
  11. 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
  12. 12.🔐 “rainleafmooncorn” 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
  13. 13.🔐 Is “moon_chai_shell_63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “cloud_nest_pond_68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem#Frog#Wolf12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔐 “laketoastmango76” 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
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Meera2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Lake@Sand@Leaf59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Tiger!18 (b) TigerKiteToast64
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “shipcloudrainpond”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “password67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 “Vine!21” 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
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Kite.Brick.2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiTentDust63 (b) Tara2013
  25. 25.🔐 “plumcloudship41” 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
  26. 26.🔐 “pearlfernfrogdrum” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelwolffrog64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🔐 Is “bellwheelseedfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2009 (b) WheelLampMoon37
  31. 31.🔐 “neemlakevinerain” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  32. 32.🔐 Is “NestLampRiver43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔐 Is “KiteHillGold31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand.Pearl.2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “frog_moon_cloud_35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Tara2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Kabir2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine@Hill@Lotus22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Boat#Dust#Moon29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 “lakesandhilltent” 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

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. in your head
  3. wheel@neem@wolf@29
  4. 4
  5. strong
  6. 4
  7. 18
  8. Mango-Corn-Lotus14
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. 12
  11. risky
  12. fewer than 3 kinds
  13. strong
  14. 18
  15. 4
  16. fewer than 3 kinds
  17. weak
  18. strong
  19. TigerKiteToast64
  20. 17
  21. 10
  22. shorter than 12
  23. weak
  24. ChaiTentDust63
  25. fewer than 3 kinds
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. 2
  28. weak
  29. others can guess it
  30. WheelLampMoon37
  31. fewer than 3 kinds
  32. strong
  33. strong
  34. 4
  35. 18
  36. weak
  37. weak
  38. 17
  39. strong
  40. fewer than 3 kinds

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