Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 526 · 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) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemSandGold15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
3. 3.🔐 “Lamp#Bell#2013” 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
4. 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai#21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
5. 5.🔐 “Lake.Lamp.2008” 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
6. 6.🔐 Is “Qwerty#Boat32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
7. 7.🔐 Is “tigerhilllamplake” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
8. 8.🔐 Is “Wolf.Neem.Seed54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem.Lotus.2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
10. 10.🔐 “lakesandhill21” 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
11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuswheelsand41 (b) DrumBoatFrog37
12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein.Pond76 (b) Lotus!Mango!Bell85
13. 13.🔐 “Shell!Drum!2012” 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
14. 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty.Wolf68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf!28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
16. 16.🔐 “pearlneemtoast66” 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
17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl@Kite@Bell37 (b) Vihaan2008
18. 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum-Hill-Sand16 (b) qwerty57
20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverLakeLeaf87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
21. 21.🔐 “Meera-Wheel-48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
22. 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
23. 23.🔐 Is “ShellSandSeed12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
24. 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearlwolfpond24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
25. 25.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
26. 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River-60 (b) River-Mango-Leaf11
27. 27.🔐 Is “Diya2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
28. 28.🔐 “Hill#Bell#2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
29. 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell@Sand@Hill45 (b) qwerty17
31. 31.🔐 “chaikitesand22” 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
32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2017 (b) vine_lotus_cloud_43
33. 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
34. 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
35. 35.🔐 Is “NestSandVine33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteShipFrog44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan@Vine@31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf@Ship@2010 (b) corn.lamp.boat.59
39. 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl@64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
40. 40.🔐 “Admin#Rain23” 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

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