Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 780 · 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.🔐 “rainpondmangosand” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
2. 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverlampship44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
3. 3.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
4. 4.🔐 “Cloud_51” 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
5. 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
6. 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password#Wheel55 (b) lake#chai#moon#36
7. 7.🔐 Is “Leaf_Plum_Tiger53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
8. 8.🔐 Is “Tent_17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
9. 9.🔐 Is “Lake@Leaf@Vine19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
10. 10.🔐 Is “welcome62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
11. 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
12. 12.🔢 How many characters are in “bell-brick-ship-21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
13. 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudpearlgold50 (b) KitePondNest81
14. 14.🔐 Is “wolfvinedust20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
15. 15.🔐 “Welcome-Bell64” 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
16. 16.🔢 How many characters are in “lakemangohillbrick”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
17. 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ferntigerrainwolf (b) ShellCloudBell32
18. 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondTentSeed86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
19. 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell#Gold#2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
20. 20.🔐 Is “lotuswheellamp62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
21. 21.🔐 Is “SandLampRain30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
22. 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty15 (b) Gold-Tiger-Shell53
23. 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem!42 (b) Fern.Nest.Wolf58
24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “lotushillseedvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
25. 25.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
26. 26.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
27. 27.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
28. 28.🔐 “Ishaan#Hill#15” 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
29. 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya-Hill-39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
30. 30.🔢 How many characters are in “shell!corn!wheel!72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
31. 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellPondVine52 (b) Wheel.35
32. 32.🔐 “Ishaan!Tent!78” 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
33. 33.🔐 “cloudhillboatpond” 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
34. 34.🔐 Is “seedboathillcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
35. 35.🔐 “Diya#Dust#75” 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
36. 36.🔐 “vinecloudgold19” 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
37. 37.🔐 Is “password76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
38. 38.🔐 Is “frogboatrain89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
39. 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.49”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
40. 40.🔐 “River.Rain.2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds

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