Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 601 · 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.🔐 “Fern-66” 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
2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite@Wolf@Leaf81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
3. 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud.Corn.Plum19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
4. 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun#Leaf#54 (b) chai.gold.tiger.52
5. 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
6. 6.🔐 “Password-Tiger38” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
7. 7.🔐 “vinedustlotusrain” 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
8. 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) VineMoonNeem18 (b) hillneemlotusgold
9. 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
10. 10.🔐 Is “Kabir-Cloud-86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
11. 11.🔐 Is “qwerty44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “dust#frog#shell#41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
13. 13.🔐 Is “fernmoonhill70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
14. 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Gold23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
15. 15.🔢 How many characters are in “LampPearlKite77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
16. 16.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
17. 17.🔐 “tentlotusmango34” 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
18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan@Cloud@42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
20. 20.🔐 “rainsandboatplum” 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
21. 21.🔐 Is “NeemCornPearl58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
22. 22.🔐 Is “Nisha-Wheel-26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
23. 23.🔐 Is “Wolf#Drum#2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango#Pearl#Toast43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
25. 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.Lotus.2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
26. 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest_45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
27. 27.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
28. 28.🔐 “Iloveyou@Fern21” 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
29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl@Tent@Shell25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2018 (b) cloud_river_mango_15
31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust-Wolf-2015 (b) Wolf-Drum-Corn60
32. 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastseedmango84 (b) WheelRiverFern43
33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp-Plum-2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
34. 34.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger_pond_leaf_13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
35. 35.🔐 “Leaf#14” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
36. 36.🔐 Is “Arjun2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
37. 37.🔐 Is “Wheel-Dust-2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
38. 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LotusCloudHill78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
39. 39.🔐 Is “Arjun-Pearl-54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
40. 40.🔐 “Leaf-60” 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

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