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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 832 · 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  2. 2.🔐 Is “chaiplumgold71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  3. 3.🔐 Is “Gold!Lotus!2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  4. 4.🔐 “Ship!Boat!2011” 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
  5. 5.🔐 Is “Sand_Toast_Corn58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus#Lamp#Moon46 (b) Letmein-Drum20
  7. 7.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
  8. 8.🔐 “toastlampneem30” 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
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog#79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
  11. 11.🔐 Is “chaigolddrumshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  12. 12.🔐 Is “lotus-pond-moon-79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-Frog-2014 (b) rain#sand#mango#36
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold-Tiger-Moon75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “ferntoastcloudnest”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillKiteDrum19 (b) Iloveyou#Fern16
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Wheel#2017 (b) HillFernTiger79
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Hill36 (b) Leaf_Lamp_Pearl55
  20. 20.🔐 “Lotus_77” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern-seed-lotus-72 (b) letmein17
  22. 22.🔐 “toastboatshipcloud” 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
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔐 Is “leaf-hill-pond-54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangochaifernrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 “Lamp!Toast!2012” 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
  27. 27.🔐 “Fern-72” 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
  28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FernSandFrog17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  29. 29.🔐 “moonraincorn24” 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
  30. 30.🔐 “toastdrumrain22” 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
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) Fern#Lamp#Hill86
  32. 32.🔐 Is “Kite@Boat@Frog38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Mango42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 “riverrainwheelneem” 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.🔐 “Chai@36” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “pond.dust.toast.74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔐 “Lake-49” 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
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Admin@Tiger10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. weak
  3. weak
  4. has a name or year
  5. strong
  6. Lotus#Lamp#Moon46
  7. others can guess it
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. weak
  12. strong
  13. risky
  14. rain#sand#mango#36
  15. 17
  16. 18
  17. HillKiteDrum19
  18. HillFernTiger79
  19. Leaf_Lamp_Pearl55
  20. shorter than 12
  21. fern-seed-lotus-72
  22. fewer than 3 kinds
  23. 2
  24. strong
  25. 1
  26. has a name or year
  27. shorter than 12
  28. 3
  29. fewer than 3 kinds
  30. fewer than 3 kinds
  31. Fern#Lamp#Hill86
  32. strong
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. fewer than 3 kinds
  36. shorter than 12
  37. 8
  38. 18
  39. shorter than 12
  40. weak

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