Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 122 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest_35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
2. 2.🔐 “Password@Lotus43” 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
3. 3.🔐 “pondplumshiprain” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toast-leaf-corn-23 (b) Vihaan2013
5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir!Lotus!49 (b) GoldMangoCloud21
6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudNestRiver63 (b) iloveyou81
7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “password72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
9. 9.🗝️ 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
10. 10.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
11. 11.🔐 Is “ChaiLeafShip71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
12. 12.🔐 Is “admin25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
13. 13.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
14. 14.🔐 “Chai#64” 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
15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl#chai#plum#77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
16. 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rivertigergold76 (b) MangoShipBrick27
17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.Wheel.Moon23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “hilldustneem89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
20. 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
21. 21.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
22. 22.🔐 Is “MoonLampLeaf14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud!Neem!Rain15 (b) Wheel_20
24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “plumriverpearlchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger.Fern.2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
27. 27.🔐 Is “tigerlotuslamp62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
28. 28.🔐 Is “Diya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
29. 29.🔐 Is “Dust.Lamp.Shell20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
30. 30.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
31. 31.🔐 Is “River.Boat.2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand@Neem@2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
33. 33.🔐 “Bell-74” 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
34. 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem-66 (b) boat_chai_river_11
35. 35.🔐 “Meera-Chai-19” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein27 (b) mango#hill#pearl#72
37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “rain-lake-wheel-13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
38. 38.🔐 “Mango-18” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite@Moon@Nest32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
40. 40.🔐 Is “ChaiFrogMango18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

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