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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 670 · 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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
  2. 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Moon!32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🎂 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
  5. 5.🔐 “Qwerty#Lake26” 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
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “corn!chai!tiger!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Is “lake_seed_gold_18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Seed_72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 Is “Rain!Frog!2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  10. 10.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Frog_19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Mango51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 “kitenestneembrick” 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
  14. 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Tent36 (b) Drum_Dust_Chai20
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger_54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 “toastchaiseedrain” 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
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty-Neem27 (b) Tiger-Mango-Lotus42
  19. 19.🔐 “Saanvi!Wolf!25” 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
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Password_Neem42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemdrumrain11 (b) PondCloudSeed77
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Nest63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 “fernlakelotus32” 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
  24. 24.🔐 “Lamp-48” 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
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Plum_Lotus_Seed76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango#Lotus#Kite59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 Is “cornchaivine85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 “seedtoastleaf86” 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
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog@Plum@2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumsandleafkite (b) Pearl!Hill!Moon69
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonLotusPearl39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Wheel#Pearl#Bell72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite_corn_lake_36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.Moon.2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum#Kite#2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 “Frog.Chai.2010” 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
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel!ship!hill!59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 “seednestwheel24” 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
  40. 40.🔐 “Tiger!42” 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

Answer key

  1. risky
  2. in your head
  3. 4
  4. others can guess it
  5. has a common word
  6. 18
  7. strong
  8. 12
  9. weak
  10. 12
  11. 14
  12. 13
  13. fewer than 3 kinds
  14. 3
  15. Drum_Dust_Chai20
  16. 8
  17. fewer than 3 kinds
  18. Tiger-Mango-Lotus42
  19. has a name or year
  20. weak
  21. PondCloudSeed77
  22. 13
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. shorter than 12
  25. strong
  26. 18
  27. weak
  28. fewer than 3 kinds
  29. 14
  30. Pearl!Hill!Moon69
  31. 3
  32. strong
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 10
  36. 4
  37. has a name or year
  38. 3
  39. fewer than 3 kinds
  40. shorter than 12

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