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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 687 · 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) Nest_Boat_2009 (b) lake!brick!kite!20
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha-Pond-28 (b) NeemFernLeaf73
  4. 4.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
  5. 5.🔐 Is “wolf_plum_river_27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiPlumBrick87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Is “Corn!Pond!Vine72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “pondbrickgold13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango.Chai.Pearl69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
  11. 11.🔐 “Welcome#Mango69” 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
  12. 12.🔐 “Fern-23” 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
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Cloud_Plum_Drum80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔐 Is “welcome75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  15. 15.🎂 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
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Frog71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudSandLamp35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seeddrumpearl64 (b) Vine@Sand@Wolf63
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust#32 (b) Bell@Lotus@Drum85
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Kabir.Fern.57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai_bell_lotus_10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔐 Is “ChaiSeedLake31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  23. 23.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
  24. 24.🔐 “Aarav-Ship-22” 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
  25. 25.🔐 Is “lake#sand#brick#84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 “Ishaan_Nest_87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon_49 (b) dust_cloud_tent_85
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerMangoTent75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty!Bell26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinekitewheel64 (b) toast#corn#bell#25
  31. 31.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake@lamp@shell@37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondGoldFern20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔐 Is “wheel#seed#gold#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chailotusdrum79 (b) MoonBrickFrog24
  36. 36.🔐 Is “ShipHillSand32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum#Bell#Brick47 (b) Tara@Pond@67
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “moonkitedrumpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔐 Is “plum_gold_kite_14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 Is “leaf-toast-hill-80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

Answer key

  1. lake!brick!kite!20
  2. 3
  3. NeemFernLeaf73
  4. in your head
  5. strong
  6. 15
  7. strong
  8. 15
  9. 4
  10. emojis
  11. has a common word
  12. shorter than 12
  13. strong
  14. weak
  15. others can guess it
  16. 4
  17. 15
  18. Vine@Sand@Wolf63
  19. Bell@Lotus@Drum85
  20. weak
  21. 3
  22. strong
  23. 12
  24. has a name or year
  25. strong
  26. has a name or year
  27. dust_cloud_tent_85
  28. 16
  29. 13
  30. toast#corn#bell#25
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. strong
  35. MoonBrickFrog24
  36. strong
  37. Drum#Bell#Brick47
  38. 17
  39. strong
  40. strong

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