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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 893 · 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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) safe (d) required
  2. 2.🔐 “Diya_Kite_31” 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
  3. 3.🔢 How many characters are in “lotuslampmoonvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  4. 4.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  5. 5.🔐 Is “Wheel_Hill_Cloud18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  6. 6.🔢 How many characters are in “wolf_vine_rain_82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus.Sand.Nest70 (b) Sand@Cloud@2009
  8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frogshiplotus33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shell@lake@bell@84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  10. 10.🔐 “vinechailampcloud” 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
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav@Tent@11 (b) Brick-Wolf-Tent64
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2014 (b) NeemShellRiver17
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Boat!Rain!Lamp30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
  16. 16.🔐 “Welcome@Kite15” 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
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl@56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 “Boat@Wolf@2008” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumboatship63 (b) Cloud#Tent#Fern15
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Seed.Tent.2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “frogdustchaikite”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 Is “Brick_48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  23. 23.🔐 Is “River@Hill@Vine75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty.Pond60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger#Frog#Wheel62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger_77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 Is “LeafTigerDrum60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou77 (b) tiger-leaf-lamp-50
  29. 29.🔐 Is “Diya#Kite#52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔐 Is “rain#river#kite#36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Lamp-19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger_River_Drum52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔐 Is “leaf!nest!pond!86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  34. 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
  35. 35.🔐 Is “Lotus_Tiger_Drum51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  36. 36.🔐 Is “TigerWolfNeem10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheeltigershipchai” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera#Rain#30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  39. 39.🔐 Is “hill@rain@frog@65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 “Toast_Kite_2008” 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

Answer key

  1. risky
  2. has a name or year
  3. 17
  4. 12
  5. strong
  6. 17
  7. Lotus.Sand.Nest70
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. fewer than 3 kinds
  11. Brick-Wolf-Tent64
  12. 3
  13. NeemShellRiver17
  14. 4
  15. in your head
  16. has a common word
  17. 8
  18. has a name or year
  19. Cloud#Tent#Fern15
  20. weak
  21. 16
  22. weak
  23. strong
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. strong
  28. tiger-leaf-lamp-50
  29. weak
  30. strong
  31. weak
  32. 4
  33. strong
  34. others can guess it
  35. strong
  36. strong
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. strong
  40. has a name or year

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