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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 671 · 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.🔐 Is “Arjun2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite-wheel-chai-20 (b) letmein63
  3. 3.🔐 “Chai-Shell-2008” 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
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernSeedTiger11 (b) Meera@Bell@53
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “seedleafpondpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastpondmoonlamp (b) Cloud@Dust@Rain78
  7. 7.🔐 “Vihaan-Toast-45” 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
  8. 8.🔐 “tentmangobrickcorn” 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
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain@83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔐 “Mango!74” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp.seed.sand.26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi-Wolf-57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “LotusSeedChai87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
  15. 15.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein@Corn23 (b) SeedNeemSand22
  17. 17.🔐 “Nisha.Boat.11” 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
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp.Pearl.2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 Is “cornplumpond10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔐 “plumriverchaidust” 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
  21. 21.🔐 “Ananya@Tent@55” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill@pearl@vine@78 (b) Diya-Pond-87
  23. 23.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipWheelFrog29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerMoonMango63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  25. 25.🔐 “Rain-50” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “nest-lake-sand-71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 “goldrainfernlamp” 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
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel.86 (b) Drum.Tiger.Bell31
  29. 29.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
  30. 30.🔐 “Neem#Vine#2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandcornpearl43 (b) lake_lotus_toast_14
  32. 32.🔐 “Letmein!Bell59” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  33. 33.🎂 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
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Wolf-10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 “Letmein-Tent88” 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
  36. 36.🔐 “Tiger#67” 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
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverMoonBoat76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite.Lotus.Cloud55 (b) drummoonbrick87
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustleafriver20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Moon_Sand_Vine72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. kite-wheel-chai-20
  3. has a name or year
  4. FernSeedTiger11
  5. 17
  6. Cloud@Dust@Rain78
  7. has a name or year
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. 4
  10. shorter than 12
  11. 3
  12. 14
  13. 15
  14. emojis
  15. in your head
  16. SeedNeemSand22
  17. has a name or year
  18. 4
  19. weak
  20. fewer than 3 kinds
  21. has a name or year
  22. hill@pearl@vine@78
  23. 15
  24. 16
  25. shorter than 12
  26. 17
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. Drum.Tiger.Bell31
  29. 12
  30. has a name or year
  31. lake_lotus_toast_14
  32. has a common word
  33. others can guess it
  34. 4
  35. has a common word
  36. shorter than 12
  37. 15
  38. Kite.Lotus.Cloud55
  39. 2
  40. strong

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