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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 581 · 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 “Qwerty#Fern19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔐 Is “wolfwheelpond69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearllakeneem58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelshellbricklamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent-rain-drum-70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  6. 6.🔐 “sandshellcornboat” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond.Sand.Mango67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Pond#2011 (b) Tent_Leaf_Kite57
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumLeafPearl22 (b) password71
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein-Chai33 (b) Mango_Hill_Wolf26
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “ship!frog!lotus!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔐 “Iloveyou.Bell66” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  13. 13.🔐 “Pond#Moon#2010” 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
  14. 14.🔐 “drumlotusleafnest” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav_Fern_17 (b) Rain@Pearl@Gold18
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake.76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 Is “kite_vine_cloud_22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
  19. 19.🔐 “Neem.Sand.2018” 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
  20. 20.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “HillRainKite45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “plumlaketigerlotus”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2015 (b) frog.cloud.lake.23
  24. 24.🔐 “Ishaan.Rain.87” 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
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Boat!Pearl!2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 “Frog.Chai.2012” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Nest.Drum18 (b) pearlwheelkite42
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemSandChai45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LeafLakeTent17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Toast@Chai@Vine84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera_Neem_57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔐 Is “VineNeemFern87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold@24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem!Lotus!Pond48 (b) Wolf.24
  36. 36.🔐 Is “LotusDrumFern20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastSandFrog50 (b) Password#Vine72
  38. 38.🔐 “Plum.72” 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
  39. 39.🔐 Is “riversandcorn18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 “Iloveyou.Frog65” 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

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. weak
  3. 2
  4. 19
  5. 3
  6. fewer than 3 kinds
  7. 4
  8. Tent_Leaf_Kite57
  9. PlumLeafPearl22
  10. Mango_Hill_Wolf26
  11. 18
  12. has a common word
  13. has a name or year
  14. fewer than 3 kinds
  15. Rain@Pearl@Gold18
  16. 7
  17. strong
  18. in your head
  19. has a name or year
  20. 12
  21. 14
  22. 18
  23. frog.cloud.lake.23
  24. has a name or year
  25. 4
  26. has a name or year
  27. Leaf.Nest.Drum18
  28. 14
  29. 3
  30. others can guess it
  31. strong
  32. 13
  33. strong
  34. 7
  35. Neem!Lotus!Pond48
  36. strong
  37. ToastSandFrog50
  38. shorter than 12
  39. weak
  40. has a common word

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