Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf@Pond@2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl!tiger!bell!11 (b) lakeboatlotus22
- 4.🔐 Is “wheelchaivinelotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Is “TentCornVine29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “chaitigervinefern”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya#Lotus#70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi@Rain@28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiMangoRiver75 (b) Toast!Nest!2014
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein_River19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoDrumChai10 (b) Saanvi2015
- 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentBoatBell89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Is “HillBellWheel71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir#Tent#12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum!Rain!2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 “toastleafhilldrum” 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
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MangoTentMoon30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tentboatpond56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 “pondfernhilltent” 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
- 25.🔐 “Iloveyou_Pearl53” 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
- 26.🔐 “Nisha@Sand@49” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Cloud.Brick.Neem52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp_vine_plum_10 (b) Lake#Brick#2008
- 29.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 30.🔐 “Plum!55” 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
- 31.🔐 “neemgoldwheel20” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 32.🔐 Is “drum!wheel!pond!17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai#Kite#Drum71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “PlumNestHill71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Is “Hill-Fern-Lamp11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “Arjun2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudshellpond88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed!Chai!Moon51 (b) wheelvinegold80
- 40.🔐 Is “Admin@Nest75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 8
- 4
- pearl!tiger!bell!11
- weak
- strong
- 17
- 4
- 14
- emojis
- ChaiMangoRiver75
- 4
- MangoDrumChai10
- in your head
- 3
- strong
- 13
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- strong
- lamp_vine_plum_10
- 12
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 16
- strong
- strong
- weak
- 2
- others can guess it
- Seed!Chai!Moon51
- weak
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