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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 8 · 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) Dust.Fern.2017 (b) Seed@Lotus@Bell14
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn_89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernMangoKite41 (b) Neem#Hill#2015
  4. 4.🔐 “Vine@12” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
  5. 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
  6. 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  7. 7.🔐 Is “MoonNeemSeed81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha_Drum_66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
  10. 10.🔐 Is “lamp@river@vine@21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud!Pearl!2018 (b) MangoVineHill38
  12. 12.🔐 Is “pearlwolfsandpond” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KitePondLake48 (b) chailakepond20
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudneemsandtiger (b) TigerCloudRain28
  15. 15.🔐 Is “mango-vine-brick-32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest#Kite#2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Bell!Vine!Nest31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🔐 “Password-Brick48” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust!Gold!2014 (b) Fern-Lake-Wheel33
  20. 20.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
  21. 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold_Brick_Seed35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) symbols
  23. 23.🔐 Is “kiteneemseedmoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigertoastcloud16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya@Wolf@14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 “wheellotustoasttent” 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
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum#40 (b) LampToastWheel29
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast@Corn@Dust48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shellhillpond32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Aarav#Rain#67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolflakepearltiger (b) SeedTentHill72
  34. 34.🔐 Is “ChaiDustSand80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🔐 “Ship_58” 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
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestRiverGold80 (b) Admin.Lamp56
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Hill.2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔐 “Aarav.Pond.31” 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
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Lake-Mango-2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chailampleafneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. Seed@Lotus@Bell14
  2. 7
  3. FernMangoKite41
  4. shorter than 12
  5. risky
  6. 12
  7. strong
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. strong
  11. MangoVineHill38
  12. weak
  13. KitePondLake48
  14. TigerCloudRain28
  15. strong
  16. 4
  17. strong
  18. has a common word
  19. Fern-Lake-Wheel33
  20. others can guess it
  21. 4
  22. emojis
  23. weak
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 12
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. LampToastWheel29
  29. 4
  30. in your head
  31. 2
  32. weak
  33. SeedTentHill72
  34. strong
  35. shorter than 12
  36. NestRiverGold80
  37. 4
  38. has a name or year
  39. weak
  40. 1

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