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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 883 · 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.🔐 Is “dustboatlamp63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastDrumHill72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf@Toast@Shell31 (b) Letmein-Toast22
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl-Ship-2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  6. 6.🔐 “kitepearlbrickmango” 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
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell@shell@tent@57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔐 Is “ship.drum.leaf.18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  9. 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
  10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite!nest!neem!21 (b) welcome16
  11. 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemfernfrogpond” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustDrumFern23 (b) pondwheelfrog87
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite_Rain_Tent34 (b) Aarav2010
  14. 14.🔐 “Password.Chai46” 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
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon_shell_tiger_31 (b) Diya_Frog_11
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine.hill.lamp.86 (b) Nest.61
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Letmein-Frog16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🔐 “lakeboatfrog71” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  19. 19.🔐 Is “Meera2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Letmein-Gold84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  21. 21.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “HillLotusBell33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Boat.2016 (b) sand.ship.hill.22
  24. 24.🔐 “Password!Cloud44” 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
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl@Leaf@2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 “dusttoastnest89” 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
  28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine#78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf-Mango-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan-Corn-51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  31. 31.🔐 Is “letmein76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “BoatRainLake10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  33. 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔐 “lotusmooncloudtoast” 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
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitemangocornrain (b) Ship!Bell!River43
  37. 37.🔐 “Iloveyou#Frog83” 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
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plum#nest#frog#70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 Is “Nest!Mango!Corn18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein12 (b) bell.shell.wolf.13

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. 15
  3. Leaf@Toast@Shell31
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. fewer than 3 kinds
  7. 3
  8. strong
  9. risky
  10. kite!nest!neem!21
  11. 1
  12. DustDrumFern23
  13. Kite_Rain_Tent34
  14. has a common word
  15. moon_shell_tiger_31
  16. vine.hill.lamp.86
  17. weak
  18. fewer than 3 kinds
  19. weak
  20. weak
  21. 3
  22. 15
  23. sand.ship.hill.22
  24. has a common word
  25. 10
  26. 4
  27. fewer than 3 kinds
  28. 7
  29. 15
  30. 14
  31. weak
  32. 14
  33. others can guess it
  34. 3
  35. fewer than 3 kinds
  36. Ship!Bell!River43
  37. has a common word
  38. 3
  39. strong
  40. bell.shell.wolf.13

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