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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 922 · 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 characters are in “Lotus-Kite-Mango42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn-Boat-2018 (b) RiverMoonShip24
  3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CloudMoonToast80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “fernlakepond43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
  6. 6.🔐 “Nest#Ship#2014” 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
  7. 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
  8. 8.🔐 “plumtigersand36” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
  9. 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty88 (b) corn!neem!rain!35
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger-20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔐 “fernrivership77” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  12. 12.🔐 Is “plum_mango_ship_71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Arjun2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel@nest@river@50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔐 Is “moon-wolf-ship-56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔐 Is “sandchaiwolflamp” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  17. 17.🔐 “Pearl!Corn!2013” 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiFernRiver82 (b) Ananya-Lamp-10
  20. 20.🔐 “Meera@Mango@81” 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
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “moontigerchaipearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 “Nisha_Frog_89” 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
  23. 23.🔐 “Meera_River_80” 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
  24. 24.🔐 Is “River@Gold@Toast12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinenestlotus13 (b) BrickDustSand73
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River@Hill@2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
  28. 28.🔐 Is “cloud-wolf-leaf-57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickHillShip11 (b) qwerty76
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2015 (b) WolfRainTent70
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemMangoFern84 (b) Kabir2014
  32. 32.🔐 Is “chai#lake#corn#65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2016 (b) MoonFernBrick72
  34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “LakeSeedChai10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  35. 35.🔐 “Nisha@Nest@38” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  36. 36.🔐 “cornchaitigerdrum” 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
  37. 37.🔐 “Lake@Vine@2017” 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
  38. 38.🔐 “fernboatsandwheel” 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
  39. 39.🔐 “brickvinepearlplum” 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
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust@Plum@Brick19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. RiverMoonShip24
  3. 3
  4. 14
  5. risky
  6. has a name or year
  7. in your head
  8. fewer than 3 kinds
  9. corn!neem!rain!35
  10. 4
  11. fewer than 3 kinds
  12. strong
  13. weak
  14. 19
  15. strong
  16. weak
  17. has a name or year
  18. others can guess it
  19. ChaiFernRiver82
  20. has a name or year
  21. 18
  22. has a name or year
  23. has a name or year
  24. strong
  25. BrickDustSand73
  26. 4
  27. emojis
  28. strong
  29. BrickHillShip11
  30. WolfRainTent70
  31. NeemMangoFern84
  32. strong
  33. MoonFernBrick72
  34. 14
  35. has a name or year
  36. fewer than 3 kinds
  37. has a name or year
  38. fewer than 3 kinds
  39. fewer than 3 kinds
  40. 4

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