← Strong and weak passwords lesson New set →

Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 532 · 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
  2. 2.🔐 “brickwheelwolf79” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
  3. 3.🔐 “Hill!20” 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
  4. 4.🔐 Is “Leaf@30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moontentpondboat (b) kite_pearl_shell_61
  6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2016 (b) Plum.Gold.River58
  7. 7.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
  8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonkitevinewheel (b) Dust!Kite!Drum62
  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.🔐 “Welcome.Nest53” 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
  11. 11.🔐 “Qwerty@Gold53” 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
  12. 12.🔐 Is “rain#tiger#nest#73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  13. 13.🔐 Is “Kabir#Leaf#74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  14. 14.🔐 “lakedrumbell61” 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
  15. 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotustigersand42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Leaf_52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  17. 17.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
  18. 18.🔐 Is “Corn@Ship@2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  19. 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl.Gold.Lotus14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  20. 20.🔐 Is “Cloud.Ship.Wolf45” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum@Moon@Seed19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  22. 22.🔐 “Admin-Kite86” 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
  23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  24. 24.🔐 “cornseednestfern” 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
  25. 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold_Wheel_2008 (b) Leaf@Seed@Lotus82
  26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  27. 27.🔐 Is “Admin#Moon21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
  28. 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud.18 (b) LakePlumHill60
  29. 29.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
  30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoWheelBell77 (b) Gold#41
  31. 31.🔐 Is “RiverWolfVine46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShellNestLamp17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
  33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Nest58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  34. 34.🔐 Is “Nest!Seed!2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
  35. 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@69 (b) Mango_Brick_Leaf31
  36. 36.🔢 How many characters are in “password23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
  37. 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl_seed_corn_39 (b) Admin#River69
  38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou71 (b) FrogCornDust67
  39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus#Seed#River58 (b) Diya#Leaf#73
  40. 40.🔐 Is “Mango_77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong

Answer key

  1. others can guess it
  2. fewer than 3 kinds
  3. shorter than 12
  4. weak
  5. kite_pearl_shell_61
  6. Plum.Gold.River58
  7. 3
  8. Dust!Kite!Drum62
  9. in your head
  10. has a common word
  11. has a common word
  12. strong
  13. weak
  14. fewer than 3 kinds
  15. 2
  16. 14
  17. 12
  18. weak
  19. 18
  20. strong
  21. 16
  22. has a common word
  23. 3
  24. fewer than 3 kinds
  25. Leaf@Seed@Lotus82
  26. 3
  27. weak
  28. LakePlumHill60
  29. emojis
  30. MangoWheelBell77
  31. strong
  32. 3
  33. 13
  34. weak
  35. Mango_Brick_Leaf31
  36. 10
  37. pearl_seed_corn_39
  38. FrogCornDust67
  39. Lotus#Seed#River58
  40. weak

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