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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 490 · 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 “Qwerty_Toast51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell_River_2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 “Ananya#Kite#84” 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
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudlotusmoontoast”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔐 Is “kitebellneem84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “bellrivertoast34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake#lamp#vine#85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 “wheelleafriver31” 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
  9. 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
  10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “SandWheelMango62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus-Bell-Seed84 (b) qwerty71
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonlampneem87 (b) Neem#Moon#Nest76
  15. 15.🔐 “Tiger-Dust-2009” 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
  16. 16.🔐 “vinemangowolfchai” 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
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite@Lamp@Tent52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 “Qwerty@Lake41” 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
  19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest-Lamp-2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) FernLampLake55
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Drum@Boat@Hill38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 “bellneemfroglake” 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
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedDustKite14 (b) Moon_Lake_2010
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BoatCloudVine39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf-Moon-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond!Lotus!Seed29 (b) Kabir_River_81
  27. 27.🔐 “Ship-39” 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
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon#chai#pearl#36 (b) Ananya@Vine@84
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem-corn-chai-58 (b) Chai!Brick!2013
  30. 30.🔐 Is “LampLotusCorn56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudPondHill62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Password#Lotus11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  34. 34.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein69 (b) RainTentBrick25
  36. 36.🔐 “fernchaishellship” 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
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine!wolf!sand!53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp_68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “bell#ship#frog#25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 “chaicloudbrick55” 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

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. has a name or year
  4. 19
  5. weak
  6. 16
  7. 3
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. risky
  10. 9
  11. 16
  12. others can guess it
  13. Lotus-Bell-Seed84
  14. Neem#Moon#Nest76
  15. has a name or year
  16. fewer than 3 kinds
  17. 16
  18. has a common word
  19. 4
  20. FernLampLake55
  21. strong
  22. fewer than 3 kinds
  23. SeedDustKite14
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. Pond!Lotus!Seed29
  27. shorter than 12
  28. moon#chai#pearl#36
  29. neem-corn-chai-58
  30. strong
  31. 15
  32. 12
  33. weak
  34. in your head
  35. RainTentBrick25
  36. fewer than 3 kinds
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. 17
  40. fewer than 3 kinds

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