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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 885 · 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 “Lamp-Seed-Leaf48” 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) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
  3. 3.🔐 “Rain_Sand_2010” 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
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya-Lotus-11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔐 Is “moon.gold.pearl.20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2014 (b) sand!toast!cloud!81
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumLotusShip50 (b) brickgoldtigerrain
  9. 9.🔐 “Nisha#Corn#78” 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
  10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “bellfrogsanddrum”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “VineShipChai43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest-32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentRiverToast85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf!lotus!plum!67 (b) bellwolfneem23
  15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem#Dust#Seed29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “PondLakeTent18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Boat_Cloud_2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellVineSeed61 (b) Saanvi2014
  19. 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
  20. 20.🔐 “lakewolfnestriver” 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
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Meera_Tent_27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔐 Is “BellBoatPond22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🔐 Is “Neem!Tent!Boat12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  24. 24.🔐 “Welcome-Lamp42” 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
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Nest70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔐 Is “Tent_Gold_Lamp78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Meera!Kite!13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PondShipSand77 (b) Welcome_Vine35
  29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai@Moon@Lotus83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan!Pearl!39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan!River!30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BellChaiMoon66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerWheelRain57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  36. 36.🔐 “Kabir-Leaf-76” 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
  37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud_Fern_Rain58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  38. 38.🔐 “Toast-16” 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
  39. 39.🔐 “Tent@19” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
  40. 40.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. has a name or year
  4. 4
  5. strong
  6. others can guess it
  7. sand!toast!cloud!81
  8. PlumLotusShip50
  9. has a name or year
  10. 16
  11. 14
  12. 7
  13. 3
  14. wolf!lotus!plum!67
  15. 16
  16. 14
  17. weak
  18. BellVineSeed61
  19. risky
  20. fewer than 3 kinds
  21. weak
  22. strong
  23. strong
  24. has a common word
  25. 4
  26. strong
  27. weak
  28. PondShipSand77
  29. 17
  30. 4
  31. 9
  32. in your head
  33. 15
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. has a name or year
  37. 17
  38. shorter than 12
  39. shorter than 12
  40. emojis

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