Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 650 · 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) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
2. 2.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
3. 3.🔐 Is “boat_ship_wolf_19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
4. 4.🔐 Is “vinesandmangowheel” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
5. 5.🔐 Is “letmein66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlBoatBrick12 (b) Welcome#Boat61
7. 7.🔐 Is “DrumCornVine12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hill.dust.gold.55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
9. 9.🔐 “Admin.Drum58” 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
10. 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinelakenestpond” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldferndrumkite (b) BrickShellPlum18
12. 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelPondFern78 (b) Brick!63
13. 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara#Fern#77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
14. 14.🔐 Is “Mango!Nest!Toast35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
15. 15.🔐 Is “Tara-Leaf-10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
16. 16.🔐 “Fern-Hill-2014” 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.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
18. 18.🔢 How many characters are in “admin82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
19. 19.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
20. 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha#Tent#89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
21. 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty36 (b) seed.leaf.corn.45
22. 22.🔐 Is “drumvinebrick73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
23. 23.🔐 “Diya#Moon#17” 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
24. 24.🔐 “Dust.68” 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
25. 25.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
26. 26.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
27. 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn-71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan-Plum-23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
29. 29.🔐 “Corn.22” 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
30. 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumfrogtiger82 (b) BrickBoatShip55
31. 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin-Hill82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
32. 32.🔐 Is “DrumTigerRain78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
33. 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold-Drum-Frog26 (b) drumkitevine36
34. 34.🔐 Is “ship#gold#brick#56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
36. 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake.Seed.2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
37. 37.🔐 “mangonestcorn82” 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
38. 38.🔐 “Rohan#Drum#88” 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
39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel.Kite.2008 (b) ShipFrogSand15
40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “river-tiger-cloud-18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

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