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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 459 · 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.🔐 “Chai-Tiger-2011” 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
  2. 2.🔐 “Ishaan#Seed#82” 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
  3. 3.🔐 Is “kite-sand-tiger-66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
  5. 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
  6. 6.🔐 Is “Tara2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “neemfrogkite63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold_brick_plum_12 (b) mangotoastlotussand
  9. 9.🔐 Is “Meera.Wheel.73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔐 “Neem-Bell-2009” 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.🔐 Is “Seed.Nest.2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum@Rain@Ship56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem@wheel@nest@74 (b) Tiger_10
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav!Tiger!59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum_Plum_Hill78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_28 (b) Cloud#Lotus#Dust75
  19. 19.🔐 “riverleafseed47” 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
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “lamptigerbell47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password#Neem13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔐 “dustkiteboat17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  23. 23.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent@drum@chai@44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Is “boat_pond_vine_15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite_Dust_2010 (b) toast.dust.mango.78
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampSandShip43 (b) vinewolffrogpond
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔐 Is “Dust@Leaf@Neem18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔐 Is “lotus_kite_moon_10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Drum!87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Welcome#Chai38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus!pond!kite!33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 “goldfrogpearl46” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  35. 35.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon-Pearl-Drum61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Aarav#Mango#70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔐 Is “kite_rain_wolf_81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2013 (b) shell!hill!nest!67
  40. 40.🔐 “Lamp.Vine.2013” 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

Answer key

  1. has a name or year
  2. has a name or year
  3. strong
  4. 12
  5. others can guess it
  6. weak
  7. 14
  8. gold_brick_plum_12
  9. weak
  10. 2
  11. has a name or year
  12. weak
  13. 4
  14. neem@wheel@nest@74
  15. 14
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. Cloud#Lotus#Dust75
  19. fewer than 3 kinds
  20. 15
  21. 4
  22. fewer than 3 kinds
  23. risky
  24. 3
  25. strong
  26. toast.dust.mango.78
  27. LampSandShip43
  28. 9
  29. strong
  30. strong
  31. weak
  32. weak
  33. 18
  34. fewer than 3 kinds
  35. emojis
  36. 17
  37. weak
  38. strong
  39. shell!hill!nest!67
  40. has a name or year

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