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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 606 · 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) letmein43 (b) corn#mango#tiger#11
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaitigerrain29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  4. 4.🔐 “Welcome-Fern78” 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
  5. 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty.Leaf12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Is “lotuswolfcornchai” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
  9. 9.🔐 “brickdrumfrog52” 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
  10. 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
  11. 11.🔐 “Drum@Plum@2008” 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
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera-Neem-54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 “Welcome-Drum60” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent_Vine_2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolflampplum29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔐 “Wheel#44” 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
  17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DustBellKite31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 “Password!Moon16” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  20. 20.🔐 “Sand_55” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Letmein-Mango16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake-Plum-Tiger67 (b) Tara2010
  23. 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Wheel-Seed-Pearl40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou_Dust52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestKiteFern23 (b) Ishaan@Drum@43
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “rainriverchai37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “neemsandhill11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔐 Is “River_25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  30. 30.🔐 “Leaf!Fern!2017” 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
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Qwerty#Chai20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Drum_30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Nisha-Ship-54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest!cloud!kite!61 (b) Kabir2009
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Ishaan2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein36 (b) Drum-Frog-Tiger76
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rain@shell@boat@65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 Is “iloveyou21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Leaf#49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. corn#mango#tiger#11
  2. 2
  3. others can guess it
  4. has a common word
  5. 3
  6. 13
  7. weak
  8. risky
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. emojis
  11. has a name or year
  12. 13
  13. has a common word
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. shorter than 12
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. has a common word
  20. shorter than 12
  21. weak
  22. Lake-Plum-Tiger67
  23. 18
  24. 4
  25. NestKiteFern23
  26. 15
  27. 12
  28. 14
  29. weak
  30. has a name or year
  31. weak
  32. 12
  33. weak
  34. 2
  35. nest!cloud!kite!61
  36. weak
  37. Drum-Frog-Tiger76
  38. 3
  39. weak
  40. weak

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