Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 540 · 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “GoldDrumSeed24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl@corn@rain@20 (b) Chai.25
4. 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
5. 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein#Vine22 (b) ShipWheelSand21
6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast.kite.plum.30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
7. 7.🔐 “Wheel.Corn.2009” 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
8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shiptigerlotusvine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
9. 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
10. 10.🔢 How many characters are in “boatlampchai17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
11. 11.🔐 Is “Drum!44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein@Moon43 (b) leaf.neem.ship.20
13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “DustBellWheel29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
14. 14.🔐 “kitelotusvine87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
15. 15.🔐 Is “boatdusthill65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
16. 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum_87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
17. 17.🗝️ 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
18. 18.🔐 Is “River-Tiger-2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
19. 19.🔐 “Hill_Gold_2013” 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
20. 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
21. 21.🔐 Is “lotusrivermangoplum” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill-Lake-Sand30 (b) Ishaan2018
23. 23.🔐 “Iloveyou#Kite13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
24. 24.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern@Dust@2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
26. 26.🔐 “pondneemlamp28” 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
27. 27.🔐 “Hill-Nest-2017” 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
28. 28.🔢 How many characters are in “tentneemlamp24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
29. 29.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
30. 30.🔐 Is “leafdustfernfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
31. 31.🔢 How many characters are in “lampfernplumnest”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedshellgold30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
33. 33.🔐 Is “river@lotus@seed@74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
34. 34.🔐 Is “ship.wheel.leaf.17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
35. 35.🔐 Is “ChaiBrickPearl27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Drum!39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
37. 37.🔐 Is “Rohan2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedpearllake89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumfrogwolfmango (b) wolf!gold!boat!66
40. 40.🔐 “Letmein-Kite31” 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

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