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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 826 · 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.🔐 Is “cloudtentcornmoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond-33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 Is “drum#boat#seed#36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick@Lamp@2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “VineShellCloud50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 “seedfroglampdust” 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
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Nest42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty28 (b) Chai#Seed#Sand51
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kiteleaftigernest” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔐 “Diya.Frog.32” 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
  12. 12.🔐 Is “nest-dust-toast-66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 Is “shipboatbrickkite” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan.Lake.67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) safe (d) required
  16. 16.🔐 “Boat#68” 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
  17. 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
  18. 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
  19. 19.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
  20. 20.🔐 “Plum#Gold#2009” 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
  21. 21.🔐 “Bell#87” 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
  22. 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tent_drum_toast_71 (b) dustcloudtigerkite
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WolfMangoCloud69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Is “chai@wolf@lotus@59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2015 (b) NeemNestHill61
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Kabir2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔐 Is “Drum!37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellPlumNest10 (b) Diya2010
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya.Tiger.71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum.cloud.sand.34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick_Toast_Cloud36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelseedtoast71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Shell!Dust!2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔐 Is “bell.brick.sand.71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2015 (b) Lamp@Plum@Kite17
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud#Pearl#Leaf71 (b) rivercornboat67
  39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou.Mango17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Bell@Tiger@Lake21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. 4
  3. strong
  4. 15
  5. 16
  6. fewer than 3 kinds
  7. 4
  8. Chai#Seed#Sand51
  9. 10
  10. 1
  11. has a name or year
  12. strong
  13. weak
  14. 13
  15. risky
  16. shorter than 12
  17. others can guess it
  18. in your head
  19. 3
  20. has a name or year
  21. shorter than 12
  22. emojis
  23. tent_drum_toast_71
  24. 3
  25. strong
  26. NeemNestHill61
  27. weak
  28. weak
  29. BellPlumNest10
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 19
  34. 16
  35. weak
  36. strong
  37. Lamp@Plum@Kite17
  38. Cloud#Pearl#Leaf71
  39. 4
  40. strong

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