Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 26 · 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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) symbols (d) capital letters
2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud-Chai-Hill59 (b) welcome76
3. 3.🗝️ 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
4. 4.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
5. 5.🔐 “lampbellcorn77” 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
6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “LampToastDrum27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
8. 8.🔐 “raindustcloudtiger” 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
9. 9.🔐 “nestlamptiger80” 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
10. 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuspondtoast27 (b) DrumChaiTiger73
11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent@Dust@Moon15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “tentfernvinelamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
13. 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seed_mango_vine_24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf#Moon#2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
15. 15.🔐 Is “hillmangochairain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
16. 16.🔐 Is “Kabir-Kite-72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
17. 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PearlLampShip83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
18. 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum.wolf.tent.11 (b) iloveyou87
19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud-Boat-2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
20. 20.🔐 “Rohan-Brick-27” 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
21. 21.🔐 Is “Pearl_Chai_Boat35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
23. 23.🔐 Is “Sand!69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl#Kite#2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
25. 25.🔐 Is “NestRainChai20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
26. 26.🔐 “River!10” 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
27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumgolddustkite (b) PondFernWheel19
28. 28.🔐 “mangoshellseedbrick” 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
29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake_tiger_gold_12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinewheelchai74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
31. 31.🔐 “Lamp!Kite!2013” 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
32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteLampMoon86 (b) Shell#Seed#2016
33. 33.🔐 Is “LotusMangoSand20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
34. 34.🔐 “Vine-74” 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
35. 35.🔐 “Ananya.Pearl.89” 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
36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent@Lamp@Lotus66 (b) Fern!Kite!2014
37. 37.🎂 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
38. 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud_Gold_Sand34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Shell20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

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