Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 125 · 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.🔐 “Tiger-Lotus-2012” 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
2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password@Kite86 (b) Nest.Lotus.Toast24
3. 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
4. 4.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “plumwolfwheelbell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus!lamp!neem!27 (b) Mango.72
7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell_Brick_2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
8. 8.🔐 Is “hilllotuswheelseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
9. 9.🔐 Is “bell-frog-lotus-60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem@bell@fern@83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
11. 11.🔐 “Ishaan-Lake-14” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornMoonRiver72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill.Bell.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
14. 14.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine!Rain!2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
17. 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou.Wheel68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel_14 (b) NeemLotusSand17
19. 19.🔐 Is “fern@seed@wolf@28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
20. 20.🔐 “cornmoonwheelkite” 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
21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast#Drum#Mango23 (b) Admin#Lake10
22. 22.🔐 “boatbellsandcorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell#Seed#Plum89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
24. 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
25. 25.🔐 Is “Letmein-Rain23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
26. 26.🔐 “boatpearlshelldust” 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
27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerSandKite87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine!Plum!Dust22 (b) admin15
29. 29.🔐 Is “Vihaan!Tent!79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “gold_plum_wolf_36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
32. 32.🔐 “pondchainest68” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
33. 33.🔐 Is “Dust@River@Hill89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
34. 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
35. 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
36. 36.🔐 “Iloveyou.Pearl45” 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
37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai-77 (b) brick-dust-pond-34
38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rivermangovineleaf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
40. 40.🔐 Is “DustKiteToast44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak

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