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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 653 · 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.🔐 “rainfrogtoast13” 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
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Is “Diya!Seed!83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “MoonRiverChai15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔐 “Boat.Dust.2009” 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
  6. 6.🔐 “Bell!30” 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
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2011 (b) pearl-pond-nest-33
  8. 8.🔐 Is “Toast.Wolf.2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  9. 9.🔐 “Admin#Toast86” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  10. 10.🔐 Is “seedsandbellshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  11. 11.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf.67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Ship-Toast13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Wheel-River33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Rain_69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2009 (b) boat-brick-mango-47
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl@46 (b) leaf_tent_tiger_47
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Kite#Plum#Ship75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Is “admin53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp@neem@drum@16 (b) nestlotusmoonleaf
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum!Dust!River31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 “bellshellnestlake” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2010 (b) ChaiTigerNest81
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Toast#Boat24 (b) nestdustwolf65
  28. 28.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “pondwolfseed53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
  31. 31.🔐 Is “CloudDrumChai40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔐 “nestwheelboatseed” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “frogbrickmoon64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “toastshipcloud82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “password57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan.Lamp.18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipTigerLeaf74 (b) frograinboatvine
  38. 38.🔐 Is “wheel@corn@vine@37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔐 “Ship!Seed!2014” 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
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Hill@Tiger@2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. fewer than 3 kinds
  2. 4
  3. weak
  4. 15
  5. has a name or year
  6. shorter than 12
  7. pearl-pond-nest-33
  8. weak
  9. has a common word
  10. weak
  11. in your head
  12. 3
  13. 7
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 14
  17. others can guess it
  18. boat-brick-mango-47
  19. leaf_tent_tiger_47
  20. 2
  21. strong
  22. weak
  23. lamp@neem@drum@16
  24. 4
  25. fewer than 3 kinds
  26. ChaiTigerNest81
  27. Pearl#Toast#Boat24
  28. risky
  29. 14
  30. 3
  31. strong
  32. fewer than 3 kinds
  33. 15
  34. 16
  35. 10
  36. 4
  37. ShipTigerLeaf74
  38. strong
  39. has a name or year
  40. weak

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