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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 829 · 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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
  2. 2.🔐 “Password@Mango17” 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
  3. 3.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust@58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
  6. 6.🔐 Is “Frog#47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🔐 Is “ToastShellKite49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  8. 8.🔐 “lamplakepearl19” 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
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔐 “Ishaan.Nest.24” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatFrogBrick80 (b) Saanvi-Toast-34
  12. 12.🔐 Is “Hill.Wolf.Toast77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
  14. 14.🔐 “Ananya.Frog.42” 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
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river!neem!lamp!18 (b) Qwerty@Gold30
  16. 16.🔐 Is “PearlSeedDust63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Password!Drum60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cornraintigerdrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  20. 20.🔐 Is “fernplumcloudrain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🔐 “drumtentlamp10” 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
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@River51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Is “KiteSeedPearl39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan#Mango#36 (b) BellCornSeed45
  25. 25.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
  26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf!Seed!2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  27. 27.🔐 “Moon#56” 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
  28. 28.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
  29. 29.🔐 “Wheel.81” 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
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fernrivertoastlotus” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumlakeshipcloud” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Drum#Tiger#Shell44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn_Boat_Neem14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai-Drum-Nest28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Fern!Pearl!Mango27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  36. 36.🔐 Is “hillbellbrick61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 “Chai!12” 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
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “password25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. risky
  2. has a common word
  3. 12
  4. 7
  5. 3
  6. weak
  7. strong
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. 2
  10. has a name or year
  11. BoatFrogBrick80
  12. strong
  13. emojis
  14. has a name or year
  15. river!neem!lamp!18
  16. strong
  17. 15
  18. 10
  19. 1
  20. weak
  21. fewer than 3 kinds
  22. 14
  23. strong
  24. BellCornSeed45
  25. in your head
  26. 14
  27. shorter than 12
  28. others can guess it
  29. shorter than 12
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. strong
  33. 16
  34. 16
  35. strong
  36. weak
  37. 9
  38. 2
  39. shorter than 12
  40. 10

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