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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 764 · 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell#Gold#Mango23 (b) lotuscornsandmango
  2. 2.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “nest@kite@tiger@16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya.Pond.84 (b) DrumWolfRain57
  5. 5.🔐 “chaigoldbrickcloud” 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
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick!Leaf!Mango68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 “nestwheelpond86” 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
  8. 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn!Pond!Lake75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond#Tiger#2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 8
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Vihaan2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Toast_Gold_Wolf65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  14. 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Neem68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearlbellmango22 (b) Toast#Brick#Neem50
  17. 17.🔐 “Tara@Ship@18” 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
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan.Lotus.70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand.Neem.Moon23 (b) Diya2016
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password46 (b) pearl_kite_chai_65
  22. 22.🔐 Is “Lamp@Fern@Boat73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔐 “moonvinetent68” 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
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast@Bell@Neem53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand#Leaf#2012 (b) Bell#Neem#Pearl21
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinedrumwheel43 (b) toast@cloud@lake@23
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Gold_88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 Is “Arjun.Dust.85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔐 Is “RainToastBoat59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond_26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
  32. 32.🔐 “Fern#85” 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
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi_Sand_23 (b) leaf@plum@wheel@28
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya.Moon.76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinetigershipbrick (b) Wolf#Cloud#Kite13
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Wheel46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔐 “Rain#21” 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
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “FrogRiverHill35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornShellVine47 (b) Tara.Seed.37
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverSandLotus67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. Bell#Gold#Mango23
  2. emojis
  3. 18
  4. DrumWolfRain57
  5. fewer than 3 kinds
  6. 18
  7. fewer than 3 kinds
  8. in your head
  9. 4
  10. 15
  11. 12
  12. weak
  13. strong
  14. risky
  15. 15
  16. Toast#Brick#Neem50
  17. has a name or year
  18. 2
  19. 14
  20. Sand.Neem.Moon23
  21. pearl_kite_chai_65
  22. strong
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. 4
  25. Bell#Neem#Pearl21
  26. toast@cloud@lake@23
  27. 14
  28. weak
  29. strong
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. shorter than 12
  33. leaf@plum@wheel@28
  34. 14
  35. Wolf#Cloud#Kite13
  36. 4
  37. shorter than 12
  38. 15
  39. CornShellVine47
  40. 16

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