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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 992 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill.pearl.toast.34 (b) password21
  2. 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
  3. 3.🔐 “pondchaitent27” 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) Bell-Gold-Tiger12 (b) qwerty45
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav!Tiger!47 (b) drum.rain.lamp.28
  6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonkitepond14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  7. 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome56 (b) Sand.Hill.Lamp71
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Mango89 (b) wheel-tent-moon-35
  9. 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold!Boat!Rain26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  10. 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
  11. 11.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
  12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein16 (b) ToastMoonRiver13
  13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “goldnestlotus78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiBrickToast64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  15. 15.🔐 Is “wheel_tent_river_75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kiteboatferncloud (b) Pond#Vine#Wolf21
  17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp-Gold-Pond30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell-Tiger-Neem38 (b) admin63
  19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudlotusplum58 (b) Tent@Boat@Gold55
  20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafsandtent40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  21. 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
  22. 22.🔐 Is “rainbellship49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  23. 23.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
  24. 24.🔐 “Vihaan.Shell.45” 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
  25. 25.🔐 Is “Rohan-Neem-25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou#Cloud32 (b) FernTentNeem77
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Toast.11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake-Wolf-Rain68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudhillplum45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  30. 30.🔐 Is “LakeDustBell16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  31. 31.🔐 Is “Lamp-Mango-Boat24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn.41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔐 “hillnestseed83” 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
  34. 34.🔐 Is “Aarav@Chai@31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
  36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampGoldLake86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillRainWheel31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlShellShip52 (b) Dust.Frog.2013
  39. 39.🔐 Is “NeemRiverCorn26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  40. 40.🔐 “Neem-26” 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

Answer key

  1. hill.pearl.toast.34
  2. risky
  3. fewer than 3 kinds
  4. Bell-Gold-Tiger12
  5. drum.rain.lamp.28
  6. 2
  7. Sand.Hill.Lamp71
  8. wheel-tent-moon-35
  9. 16
  10. emojis
  11. others can guess it
  12. ToastMoonRiver13
  13. 15
  14. 16
  15. strong
  16. Pond#Vine#Wolf21
  17. 16
  18. Shell-Tiger-Neem38
  19. Tent@Boat@Gold55
  20. 2
  21. 12
  22. weak
  23. in your head
  24. has a name or year
  25. weak
  26. FernTentNeem77
  27. weak
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. strong
  31. strong
  32. 4
  33. fewer than 3 kinds
  34. weak
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. PearlShellShip52
  39. strong
  40. shorter than 12

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