Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 516 · 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 characters are in “RainToastSand80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
2. 2.🔐 “Leaf_Pond_2009” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai.Lotus.Cloud16 (b) mangohilldrum22
4. 4.🔐 “Moon#61” 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
5. 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
6. 6.🔐 Is “Admin#Neem79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “sandcornfrogship”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
8. 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl-Tent-River48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
9. 9.🔐 “Password@Wolf30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
10. 10.🔐 “dustplumwheelmoon” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
11. 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty!Lamp60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand@Chai@2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
14. 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold.boat.tent.24 (b) qwerty29
16. 16.🔐 “Password@Nest27” 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
17. 17.🔐 Is “Chai@Brick@Wheel37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
18. 18.🔐 “cloudleafcornsand” 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
19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Bell_49”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “cornchaipearl56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
21. 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
22. 22.🔐 “Qwerty#Neem14” 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
23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast-Leaf-2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
24. 24.🔐 Is “Mango_69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango@moon@kite@82 (b) Corn!Pond!2008
26. 26.🔐 “Nisha!Lake!18” 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
27. 27.🗝️ 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
28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship!Toast!Kite56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
29. 29.🔐 “Lotus.81” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedToastFern17 (b) admin30
31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerlampplum37 (b) Toast!Bell!Shell70
32. 32.🔢 How many characters are in “lampgoldfrog79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
33. 33.🔐 “Tent#67” 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
34. 34.🔐 Is “Admin.Shell51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger@lamp@wheel@73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
36. 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango_vine_tiger_82 (b) riverlampplumfern
37. 37.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
38. 38.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) required (d) safe
39. 39.🔐 Is “Pearl#13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
40. 40.🔐 Is “letmein57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

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