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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 977 · 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 “ToastDrumFern32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  2. 2.🔐 “Password!River40” 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
  3. 3.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
  4. 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  5. 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  6. 6.🔐 “Diya_Lamp_81” 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
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dustfrogcloud12 (b) ShellWheelRiver84
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lake.lamp.lotus.47 (b) iloveyou30
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔐 Is “Diya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “fernvinemoon57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel@19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  13. 13.🔐 Is “GoldCloudLotus55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumNestBoat42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  15. 15.🔐 Is “CornMangoBrick29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  16. 16.🔐 “Bell-13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!Sand!Cloud77 (b) Boat@18
  18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin-Rain31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus-44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem#Shell#Wheel42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 Is “Drum-Boat-Plum26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun.Chai.35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf!Kite!Chai43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-Moon-2010 (b) Vine.Kite.Brick36
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!24 (b) LotusMoonWolf67
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudbellwolf36 (b) wheel.mango.leaf.25
  28. 28.🔐 Is “rain-wheel-lotus-11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemwheelplumleaf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🗝️ 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
  31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusSandFrog48 (b) qwerty23
  32. 32.🔐 Is “vinecorndrum49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond.Seed.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog_Kite_Neem29 (b) Tiger.Moon.2011
  35. 35.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
  36. 36.🔐 Is “Aarav_Mango_10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  37. 37.🔐 “Vine-71” 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
  38. 38.🔐 “Nisha#Pond#55” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty_Shell54 (b) Mango.Gold.Frog65
  40. 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillSeedWheel45 (b) password27

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. has a common word
  3. others can guess it
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. has a name or year
  7. ShellWheelRiver84
  8. lake.lamp.lotus.47
  9. 9
  10. weak
  11. 14
  12. 4
  13. strong
  14. 3
  15. strong
  16. shorter than 12
  17. Frog!Sand!Cloud77
  18. 4
  19. 8
  20. 4
  21. strong
  22. 9
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. Vine.Kite.Brick36
  26. LotusMoonWolf67
  27. wheel.mango.leaf.25
  28. strong
  29. 1
  30. in your head
  31. LotusSandFrog48
  32. weak
  33. 14
  34. Frog_Kite_Neem29
  35. 12
  36. weak
  37. shorter than 12
  38. has a name or year
  39. Mango.Gold.Frog65
  40. HillSeedWheel45

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