Arctic Shores tasks / Security
Arctic Shores Security practice
Test whether a safe is secure: press Space when the sweeping shade covers the digit shown. Twenty digits, one miss starts you over.
One full free game, then a Arctic Shores pass ($4.99 for 30 days, paid once) for unlimited practice. Built from Arctic Shores' candidate help pages and the account of a candidate who took the real assessment three times (PwC, KPMG and HSBC apprenticeships), checked against what other practice sites report. No recording of the real test is public; screens and wording are ours.
How Security works
- A shade sweeps round a dial of digits. When it covers the digit shown, press Space to enter it.
- Four locks of five digits, 20 in all. Miss once and you go back to the first digit.
- Later locks move faster, stop and start, or swing back and forth.
- There is no time limit. You press Exit when you are satisfied. The task asks you to test that the safe is secure, not to open it.
Time and scoring
No time limit. Arctic Shores does not publish how Security is read. The candidate who took it three times says giving up after two minutes and spending half an hour both went badly, and about ten minutes of real effort went well. Practice shows your time, attempts and furthest digit.
Tips
- Watch one full sweep before you press; time the press slightly before the shade reaches the digit.
- Decide roughly how long you will give it before you start.
- Do not hand it to someone else to try. Apart from being against the rules, candidates believe the task records how you play.
Questions
Do I need to crack the safe?
No, by the wording candidates report: the job is to test whether it is secure. Few people open it.
How long should I spend on Security?
Arctic Shores does not say. A candidate who took it three times did best with about ten minutes.