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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 739 · 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.🔐 “Toast-29” 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
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-55 (b) SeedSandShip39
  3. 3.🔐 “pondseedplumlamp” 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
  4. 4.🔐 “Leaf.Dust.2018” 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
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickRainHill72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “neem#lake#dust#19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya-Dust-59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel!leaf!neem!71 (b) Meera2017
  11. 11.🔐 “mangotigerleafmoon” 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
  12. 12.🔐 “pearllakehill65” 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand-Tiger-Bell76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔐 Is “letmein14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “brick.tent.pond.18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Diya-Plum-34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 “Leaf.Tiger.2011” 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
  20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “CornPearlTiger57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine_79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
  23. 23.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 8
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Nest-2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan_Nest_29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Diya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 Is “iloveyou87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust_52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed.Lamp.2009 (b) Shell#Nest#Lotus58
  31. 31.🔐 “Diya-Mango-78” 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
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome.Neem84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 “Meera#Lamp#81” 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 “Pond!Leaf!Toast21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 Is “gold_lamp_corn_23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustcornmangoseed” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔐 Is “tentdustmoon25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  39. 39.🔐 “Password.Mango80” 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
  40. 40.🔐 “River.Toast.2009” 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

Answer key

  1. shorter than 12
  2. SeedSandShip39
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. has a name or year
  5. 15
  6. 17
  7. risky
  8. 2
  9. 14
  10. wheel!leaf!neem!71
  11. fewer than 3 kinds
  12. fewer than 3 kinds
  13. others can guess it
  14. 17
  15. weak
  16. 18
  17. in your head
  18. weak
  19. has a name or year
  20. 16
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. 12
  24. 4
  25. 14
  26. weak
  27. weak
  28. 9
  29. 7
  30. Shell#Nest#Lotus58
  31. has a name or year
  32. 4
  33. 9
  34. has a name or year
  35. strong
  36. strong
  37. 1
  38. weak
  39. has a common word
  40. has a name or year

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