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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 836 · 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome.Cloud80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🔐 “wheelgoldchaikite” 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
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatneemnest83 (b) cloud!kite!wolf!16
  5. 5.🔐 “boatmangoshell19” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
  6. 6.🔐 “Tent!22” 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.🔐 “Saanvi_Vine_61” 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
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai-drum-shell-57 (b) Arjun@Drum@32
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “tentrainhill36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔐 “Tiger-River-2013” 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
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mango.pearl.neem.77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty-Brick55 (b) ShellFrogCorn46
  13. 13.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2012 (b) HillMoonBell41
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship#wolf#neem#19 (b) Wheel!Ship!2014
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome!Drum46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “bricklakepearl48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemBellBoat76 (b) Drum-Tiger-2014
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakeseedsandrain (b) BrickSandPlum67
  20. 20.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Tara#Leaf#41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  22. 22.🔐 Is “kite@bell@chai@85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite@Wheel@2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_Seed_River28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
  26. 26.🔐 “Brick.Hill.2017” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigershiptent15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentraingold85 (b) LotusNeemDust23
  29. 29.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
  30. 30.🔐 “Bell.Sand.2008” 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
  31. 31.🔐 Is “ShellRiverCloud65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty@Fern70 (b) Seed#Ship#Rain20
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Pond.Lotus.Cloud63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🔐 Is “boat.shell.ship.61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick#Moon#Lotus84 (b) plumshipmango17
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Frog_Fern_Bell30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum@Frog@2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan.Fern.39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. fewer than 3 kinds
  3. 2
  4. cloud!kite!wolf!16
  5. fewer than 3 kinds
  6. shorter than 12
  7. has a name or year
  8. chai-drum-shell-57
  9. 14
  10. has a name or year
  11. 3
  12. ShellFrogCorn46
  13. 3
  14. HillMoonBell41
  15. ship#wolf#neem#19
  16. 4
  17. 16
  18. NeemBellBoat76
  19. BrickSandPlum67
  20. emojis
  21. weak
  22. strong
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. others can guess it
  26. has a name or year
  27. 2
  28. LotusNeemDust23
  29. risky
  30. has a name or year
  31. strong
  32. Seed#Ship#Rain20
  33. strong
  34. strong
  35. Brick#Moon#Lotus84
  36. strong
  37. in your head
  38. 4
  39. 14
  40. 3

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