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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 840 · 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaidrumrain22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  2. 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pondwolffrog49 (b) drum!shell!sand!58
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfseedbellchai” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔐 “Pearl!32” 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
  6. 6.🔐 Is “mango-cloud-lotus-32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  7. 7.🔐 “tenttoastmooncorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  8. 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandlampmango81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
  12. 12.🔐 “cornneemtent12” 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
  13. 13.🔐 “Neem-Pearl-2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
  14. 14.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinefernfrog77 (b) CornChaiPearl54
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinebellpond15 (b) kite_nest_boat_44
  17. 17.🔐 “cloudlakewolf79” 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
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum_Mango_Pearl17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔐 Is “bell#lotus#mango#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “seedgoldbellmoon”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 Is “corn@sand@seed@11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  23. 23.🔐 Is “CloudBrickSand79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog#Moon#Lotus39 (b) nestfernneem85
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Drum.2015 (b) Nest!Kite!Shell26
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipSeedRain88 (b) Admin.Chai74
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2008 (b) lake#river#nest#52
  28. 28.🔐 “Tiger#Gold#2009” 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
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain#Drum#2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome_Chai11 (b) pearl_corn_kite_52
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast-61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔐 “Tara!Tent!19” 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
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl#lotus#pond#40 (b) kitehillwheeltoast
  34. 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔐 Is “tent_lotus_sand_62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Toast62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 “Nisha_Hill_37” 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
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Pearl@Boat@2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2010 (b) SeedPlumRain79

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. drum!shell!sand!58
  4. 1
  5. shorter than 12
  6. strong
  7. fewer than 3 kinds
  8. in your head
  9. 9
  10. 2
  11. emojis
  12. fewer than 3 kinds
  13. has a name or year
  14. 12
  15. CornChaiPearl54
  16. kite_nest_boat_44
  17. fewer than 3 kinds
  18. 4
  19. strong
  20. 4
  21. 16
  22. strong
  23. strong
  24. Frog#Moon#Lotus39
  25. Nest!Kite!Shell26
  26. ShipSeedRain88
  27. lake#river#nest#52
  28. has a name or year
  29. 4
  30. pearl_corn_kite_52
  31. 8
  32. has a name or year
  33. pearl#lotus#pond#40
  34. others can guess it
  35. 3
  36. strong
  37. 13
  38. has a name or year
  39. weak
  40. SeedPlumRain79

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