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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 566 · 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin@Dust16 (b) KiteDustBell76
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemNestRiver28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigersandrain18 (b) BrickSeedSand35
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Kite63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔐 “rainsandchaiplum” 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
  6. 6.🔐 Is “lotuscornbrickshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiLotusMoon35 (b) Iloveyou_Sand37
  8. 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Lake39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp#pearl#fern#65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastSandLotus42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  14. 14.🔐 “chaipearlkite81” 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
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampLotusBoat80 (b) Wheel-Pond-2011
  16. 16.🔐 Is “Toast_Sand_2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔐 Is “neem#river#lake#49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🔐 “cloudplumdrum62” 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
  19. 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Rohan2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “dust#wheel#mango#84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafmangofrogdust” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  23. 23.🔐 “Ship!26” 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
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandbellshell53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 “Mango.Wolf.2009” 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
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineToastRiver80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornPondPearl70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Nisha.Brick.37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Is “corn-hill-lake-57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
  33. 33.🔐 Is “qwerty72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat-Cloud-Toast61 (b) Fern.38
  35. 35.🔐 Is “KiteCloudWheel43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed.River.Toast80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Mango_Lamp_Sand12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Kite-Bell-2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 Is “wolfshipcloudgold” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick-40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. KiteDustBell76
  2. 3
  3. BrickSeedSand35
  4. 15
  5. fewer than 3 kinds
  6. weak
  7. ChaiLotusMoon35
  8. 3
  9. 14
  10. 3
  11. 16
  12. 4
  13. in your head
  14. fewer than 3 kinds
  15. LampLotusBoat80
  16. weak
  17. strong
  18. fewer than 3 kinds
  19. risky
  20. weak
  21. 19
  22. 1
  23. shorter than 12
  24. 2
  25. has a name or year
  26. 10
  27. 3
  28. others can guess it
  29. 3
  30. weak
  31. strong
  32. emojis
  33. weak
  34. Boat-Cloud-Toast61
  35. strong
  36. 4
  37. strong
  38. weak
  39. weak
  40. 4

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