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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 58 · 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.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango!35 (b) Shell!Kite!Boat17
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 Is “FernChaiNeem82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔐 “Vine#Wheel#2010” 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
  6. 6.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
  7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “FrogDustNeem54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  8. 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 8
  9. 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
  10. 10.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
  11. 11.🔐 “Aarav_Neem_53” 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
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Fern!84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandmangonest42 (b) moon-plum-shell-75
  14. 14.🔐 “Welcome!Wheel85” 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
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “hilltentfernneem”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “mangoshelllotus56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 “shipdrumkite10” 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
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango#Frog#Lamp86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum#Lotus#Leaf25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  20. 20.🔐 “Arjun-Corn-49” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Mango-Rain-Seed43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Is “Admin#Vine26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔐 “Saanvi-Nest-33” 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
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-Rain-2017 (b) Vine-Dust-Wheel14
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelfernwolf69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship.Cloud.Hill30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Diya2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Is “plum#kite#gold#31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2018 (b) river.vine.frog.71
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent-Lamp-Vine66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 “tigerbellwolf10” 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
  33. 33.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “BoatGoldPearl68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 “Ship#Lake#2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin_Mango13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Sand!Moon!Pond71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “lakehillsandwheel”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “plumcloudfrogcorn”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Drum-Pearl-Plum50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. in your head
  2. Shell!Kite!Boat17
  3. 10
  4. strong
  5. has a name or year
  6. emojis
  7. 14
  8. 12
  9. 3
  10. others can guess it
  11. has a name or year
  12. 7
  13. moon-plum-shell-75
  14. has a common word
  15. 16
  16. 17
  17. fewer than 3 kinds
  18. 17
  19. 4
  20. has a name or year
  21. strong
  22. weak
  23. has a name or year
  24. Vine-Dust-Wheel14
  25. 15
  26. 4
  27. weak
  28. strong
  29. river.vine.frog.71
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. fewer than 3 kinds
  33. risky
  34. 15
  35. has a name or year
  36. 13
  37. strong
  38. 17
  39. 17
  40. strong

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