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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 846 · 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, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf@Neem@2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 Is “Arjun2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  4. 4.🔐 Is “shell_hill_wolf_75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2010 (b) Drum-Rain-Nest58
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamppondlakesand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 “wolfriverdustcorn” 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
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔐 “tigerhillsandmoon” 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
  10. 10.🔐 “Tiger.56” 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
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold@Boat@2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondSandWheel27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🔐 “Moon.83” 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
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafLotusNeem40 (b) Aarav#Moon#44
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#23 (b) pond.river.corn.86
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus!kite!river!78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “admin15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Sand66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “GoldRainRiver69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteLampBoat77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand_Drum_Dust74 (b) Password@Dust77
  23. 23.🔐 Is “fern.lamp.boat.73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Rohan2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  26. 26.🔐 “hillnesttigerriver” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Mango_Kite_Plum54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
  29. 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou!Frog62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔐 “Shell#Hill#2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “lampleafwheelship”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
  34. 34.🔐 “Ship#28” 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
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Welcome-Seed69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem#ship#nest#26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔐 Is “Arjun#Moon#25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “tenthillship86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem_River_2013 (b) mango.leaf.seed.29

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 14
  3. weak
  4. strong
  5. Drum-Rain-Nest58
  6. 1
  7. fewer than 3 kinds
  8. 3
  9. fewer than 3 kinds
  10. shorter than 12
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. shorter than 12
  14. LeafLotusNeem40
  15. pond.river.corn.86
  16. 3
  17. 7
  18. 4
  19. 15
  20. in your head
  21. 14
  22. Sand_Drum_Dust74
  23. strong
  24. emojis
  25. weak
  26. fewer than 3 kinds
  27. strong
  28. risky
  29. others can guess it
  30. 4
  31. has a name or year
  32. 17
  33. 12
  34. shorter than 12
  35. weak
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. weak
  39. 14
  40. mango.leaf.seed.29

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