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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 736 · 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  2. 2.🔐 “Ananya@Fern@22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi_Fern_39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “plumtigerkite10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedhillwolfdrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Ship#2018 (b) FernGoldTiger51
  9. 9.🔐 “wheellotusnest53” 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
  10. 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
  11. 11.🔐 Is “pondplumchai20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  12. 12.🔐 “Dust.10” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  13. 13.🔐 Is “FernPearlNest23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  14. 14.🔐 Is “BellDrumCloud31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumnestwheel53 (b) Chai.Wheel.Pearl24
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverhillwheelsand (b) CornPlumShip87
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Kite.Rain.Corn76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Fern-17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon-Tent-Pond11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rivercloudvineplum (b) drum-boat-neem-32
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan!Mango!28 (b) Shell-River-Lotus41
  23. 23.🔐 Is “qwerty20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumclouddrum27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Bell_17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 “shiprivermoonfern” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumhillpearl19 (b) River_Plum_Cloud83
  29. 29.🔐 Is “Pond.Lotus.Toast59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  30. 30.🔐 “Letmein#Neem57” 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
  31. 31.🔐 “Saanvi-Tiger-45” 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
  32. 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔐 “raincloudvine32” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Aarav2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum-hill-lake-41 (b) Pearl!64
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Sand10 (b) wolf.boat.hill.65
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineWolfPearl58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “BellDrumLeaf29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 “leaflotusfrog30” 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

Answer key

  1. others can guess it
  2. has a name or year
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 15
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. FernGoldTiger51
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. emojis
  11. weak
  12. shorter than 12
  13. strong
  14. strong
  15. Chai.Wheel.Pearl24
  16. CornPlumShip87
  17. strong
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 16
  21. drum-boat-neem-32
  22. Shell-River-Lotus41
  23. weak
  24. 12
  25. 2
  26. weak
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. River_Plum_Cloud83
  29. strong
  30. has a common word
  31. has a name or year
  32. in your head
  33. 2
  34. fewer than 3 kinds
  35. weak
  36. plum-hill-lake-41
  37. wolf.boat.hill.65
  38. 3
  39. 14
  40. fewer than 3 kinds

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