Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords

Cyber safety lesson 2: Strong and weak passwords · Set 916 · 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.🔐 “Wolf.38” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
2. 2.🔢 How many characters are in “nestbellgold26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
3. 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bell#toast#sand#40 (b) fernshiphillriver
4. 4.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 8
5. 5.🔢 How many characters are in “BellShellPearl37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
6. 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
7. 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan!Boat!16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
8. 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest.Tiger.River16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
9. 9.🔐 Is “pearlraingoldnest” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
10. 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
11. 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite-brick-bell-67 (b) rainnestlake29
12. 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastHillPearl38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
13. 13.🔐 “lotustentchaihill” 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
14. 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentNestMango77 (b) hillbellmoonneem
16. 16.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
17. 17.🔐 “Pearl-Vine-2015” 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
18. 18.🔐 Is “Wheel-24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
19. 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan_Neem_46 (b) pearl_shell_lamp_29
20. 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus.66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
21. 21.🔢 How many characters are in “shell!tiger!ship!29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
22. 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
23. 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Rain53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
24. 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya!Pearl!70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
25. 25.🔐 Is “toastmangoseedship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
26. 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
27. 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf#Chai#Gold45 (b) Nisha!Nest!23
28. 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toastkitepondbrick” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
29. 29.🔐 “Welcome-Neem64” 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
30. 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DustMangoFrog50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
31. 31.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
32. 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
33. 33.🔢 How many characters are in “shelltigertoast78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
34. 34.🔐 “pondcloudchailamp” 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
35. 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
36. 36.🔐 Is “WheelSandMoon24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
37. 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain-12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
38. 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password!Lotus63 (b) lake.chai.wheel.29
39. 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf#chai#pond#44 (b) pearlkitemango50
40. 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake_16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)

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