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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 805 · 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) pearllakeseedvine (b) NeemWheelShip81
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf_Gold_Tiger63 (b) Tent_84
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn@Ship@Seed53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain-wheel-tent-37 (b) Diya-Pearl-88
  5. 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
  6. 6.🔐 “mangobellvine70” 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
  7. 7.🔐 Is “corntenthillsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  8. 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  9. 9.🔐 Is “moonseedgoldboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha.Boat.62 (b) lotus.toast.lake.57
  11. 11.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
  12. 12.🔐 Is “corn#kite#seed#72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 Is “SeedToastPond82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “belllakefernchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger#Wheel#Frog85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat@Pond@Lake76 (b) welcome11
  18. 18.🔐 “Hill#36” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Is “Letmein@Pond84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  20. 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonnestsandpearl (b) Brick#Bell#Leaf59
  21. 21.🔐 Is “tentneemsand38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “toast.pearl.plum.10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 “cornbelllake19” 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
  24. 24.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
  25. 25.🔐 “Ishaan!Gold!66” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  26. 26.🔐 “plumpearlsandshell” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine-gold-corn-33 (b) brickkiteship87
  28. 28.🔐 Is “ShellLakeCorn82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha@River@27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Fern_Tent_Vine25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatmoonpond50 (b) Moon@Drum@Bell60
  32. 32.🔐 “Nest-Bell-2016” 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
  33. 33.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 “Fern!Neem!2018” 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
  36. 36.🔐 “moonwheelpearldust” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
  37. 37.🔐 Is “Lamp#Shell#2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  38. 38.🔐 “shipbricktigerdrum” 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
  39. 39.🔐 Is “SandBrickRain44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty!Wolf53 (b) mango-ship-sand-40

Answer key

  1. NeemWheelShip81
  2. Leaf_Gold_Tiger63
  3. 4
  4. rain-wheel-tent-37
  5. others can guess it
  6. fewer than 3 kinds
  7. weak
  8. 12
  9. weak
  10. lotus.toast.lake.57
  11. in your head
  12. strong
  13. strong
  14. 16
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. Boat@Pond@Lake76
  18. shorter than 12
  19. weak
  20. Brick#Bell#Leaf59
  21. weak
  22. 19
  23. fewer than 3 kinds
  24. risky
  25. has a name or year
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. vine-gold-corn-33
  28. strong
  29. 14
  30. strong
  31. Moon@Drum@Bell60
  32. has a name or year
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. has a name or year
  36. fewer than 3 kinds
  37. weak
  38. fewer than 3 kinds
  39. strong
  40. mango-ship-sand-40

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