← Strong and weak passwords lesson New set →

Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 491 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
  2. 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernWolfTent80 (b) Kabir2016
  3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera-Neem-89 (b) FernChaiMango19
  4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi@Ship@68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  5. 5.🔐 Is “Qwerty_Vine35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern.Lotus.Seed89 (b) Rohan2011
  7. 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
  8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell@81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  9. 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
  10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rain_lamp_sand_79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  11. 11.🔢 How many characters are in “PondMoonCloud45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai!Neem!2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Hill.Gold.Cloud82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  14. 14.🔐 Is “Diya#Pearl#22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem.Kite.Lotus87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  17. 17.🔐 Is “Iloveyou!Bell22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  18. 18.🔐 “Admin-Chai15” 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
  19. 19.🔐 Is “hillgoldshellboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  20. 20.🔐 “Lamp@Fern@2011” 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand#50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “PearlMangoSeed88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river@boat@tiger@32 (b) Tara2010
  24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell#mango#ship#53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  25. 25.🔢 How many characters are in “pondboattent23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  26. 26.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
  27. 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan-Mango-46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  28. 28.🔐 “bellpondfernfrog” 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
  29. 29.🔐 Is “Password#Lamp12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  30. 30.🔐 Is “Saanvi2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf!20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  32. 32.🔐 “Nest_63” 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
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya-Dust-86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Is “Iloveyou.Corn16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  35. 35.🔐 “Kabir@Drum@68” 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
  36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine@drum@cloud@87 (b) Kabir_Seed_88
  37. 37.🔐 Is “WheelToastMoon35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake#Lotus#Shell15 (b) Nisha2008
  39. 39.🔐 “Ship#33” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
  40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty@Fern48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. FernWolfTent80
  3. FernChaiMango19
  4. 14
  5. weak
  6. Fern.Lotus.Seed89
  7. emojis
  8. 8
  9. in your head
  10. 3
  11. 15
  12. 14
  13. strong
  14. weak
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. weak
  18. has a common word
  19. weak
  20. has a name or year
  21. 4
  22. 16
  23. river@boat@tiger@32
  24. 3
  25. 14
  26. others can guess it
  27. 14
  28. fewer than 3 kinds
  29. weak
  30. weak
  31. 7
  32. shorter than 12
  33. 12
  34. weak
  35. has a name or year
  36. vine@drum@cloud@87
  37. strong
  38. Lake#Lotus#Shell15
  39. shorter than 12
  40. 4

Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids