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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 985 · 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
  2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “gold-tiger-pearl-34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  3. 3.🔐 “lampvinenestlake” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango-seed-vine-13 (b) Tara2009
  5. 5.🔐 Is “corn_lotus_fern_73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔐 Is “pearlriverpondfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  7. 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou!Dust75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou_Corn59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🔐 “Lake.Wheel.2011” 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
  10. 10.🔐 “Iloveyou#Shell55” 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
  11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust-Drum-Sand37 (b) Saanvi2010
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum!64 (b) Fern@Seed@Lotus20
  13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  14. 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn#Plum#Seed71 (b) tentmooncloud36
  15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestCloudWheel72 (b) Mango_39
  16. 16.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
  17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango-nest-rain-60 (b) toastlampseeddrum
  18. 18.🔐 Is “rainlakecornfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  19. 19.🔐 “Iloveyou_Moon53” 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
  20. 20.🔐 Is “wheel#cloud#gold#88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  21. 21.🔐 “Shell.60” 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
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “HillLakeBoat55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Is “kiterainneem29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  24. 24.🔐 Is “tiger-lamp-fern-22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf#20 (b) DustRainMango12
  26. 26.🔐 “Ishaan@Toast@21” 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
  27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum-leaf-pearl-81 (b) sandtigervine72
  28. 28.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
  29. 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_63 (b) corn#hill#rain#60
  30. 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Letmein!Vine41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔐 “Admin#River10” 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
  33. 33.🔐 Is “Wheel.Chai.Gold18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill_27 (b) Shell#Lamp#Corn29
  35. 35.🔐 “Vihaan-Vine-84” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotusdrumwheel15 (b) Gold!Lotus!Cloud39
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent#24 (b) Nest.River.Drum71
  38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand-Vine-Gold51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  39. 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) smart (d) required
  40. 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya.Plum.28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 3
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. mango-seed-vine-13
  5. strong
  6. weak
  7. 4
  8. 15
  9. has a name or year
  10. has a common word
  11. Dust-Drum-Sand37
  12. Fern@Seed@Lotus20
  13. 3
  14. Corn#Plum#Seed71
  15. NestCloudWheel72
  16. others can guess it
  17. mango-nest-rain-60
  18. weak
  19. has a common word
  20. strong
  21. shorter than 12
  22. 14
  23. weak
  24. strong
  25. DustRainMango12
  26. has a name or year
  27. drum-leaf-pearl-81
  28. 3
  29. corn#hill#rain#60
  30. in your head
  31. weak
  32. has a common word
  33. strong
  34. Shell#Lamp#Corn29
  35. has a name or year
  36. Gold!Lotus!Cloud39
  37. Nest.River.Drum71
  38. 16
  39. risky
  40. 14

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