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 kinds of characters does “Neem-37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password!Fern67 (b) Leaf-Neem-Fern57
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2014 (b) Lake.Shell.Sand77
- 4.🔐 Is “Welcome.Kite40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Is “vinebrickcorn58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2008 (b) Lotus#Kite#Pond52
- 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill@nest@wheel@33 (b) Welcome@Plum75
- 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 10.🔐 “Mango!Pond!2016” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “goldlotuspond53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill_Tiger_Gold33 (b) Tent!Pearl!2016
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “CornPearlBell72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty21 (b) bell-plum-chai-87
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogTigerVine72 (b) Meera@Kite@89
- 17.🔐 Is “mango.moon.dust.18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 19.🔐 Is “plumtentwolfmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus!tiger!pearl!33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Is “brick@gold@wheel@66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “vinelotussandfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand-Pearl-2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastDrumBoat74 (b) Toast-Lake-2008
- 25.🔐 Is “Tent-Corn-Moon11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.Toast.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “RiverFrogPond57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Is “Vine.Leaf.Mango74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonHillCorn24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “nestdusthillplum” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “drum_chai_pearl_81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl-wolf-lamp-19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “letmein79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 “lamphillseedpond” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “Ishaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “Boat-Rain-Lamp16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “password54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “pond#boat#tiger#87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 4
- Leaf-Neem-Fern57
- Lake.Shell.Sand77
- weak
- weak
- Lotus#Kite#Pond52
- emojis
- hill@nest@wheel@33
- in your head
- has a name or year
- weak
- Hill_Tiger_Gold33
- others can guess it
- 15
- bell-plum-chai-87
- FrogTigerVine72
- strong
- risky
- weak
- 20
- strong
- weak
- 15
- ToastDrumBoat74
- strong
- 15
- strong
- strong
- 8
- 3
- 3
- weak
- strong
- 18
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- weak
- strong
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