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 “SeedRiverTiger40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 3.🗝️ 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
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest@Chai@2010 (b) BrickBellWolf22
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “NeemFrogMoon27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya.Kite.25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Is “Vihaan2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 “tigerbrickship53” 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
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Sand.63” 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
- 16.🔐 “Lake_Kite_2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_Fern_2009 (b) Boat_Lake_Pearl21
- 18.🔐 “Iloveyou-Neem82” 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
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest.Vine.2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatshellsand51 (b) PlumHillLotus63
- 21.🔐 “Password-Tiger59” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “Dust_Fern_2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty-Plum76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 “toastchaileaflamp” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “password86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome41 (b) Fern.Vine.River26
- 27.🔐 Is “Vihaan2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Is “moonplumtoast35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “moon#boat#fern#51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Sand38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Frog!Sand!Hill80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust#35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 “Ananya.Tent.82” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 35.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp.36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 “Frog.78” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “Pearl!Toast!Wheel29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf-seed-leaf-31 (b) Sand-43
- 40.🔐 Is “Arjun-Vine-22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 16
- 3
- in your head
- BrickBellWolf22
- 12
- 8
- 3
- strong
- 2
- 12
- 9
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 10
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- Boat_Lake_Pearl21
- has a common word
- 14
- PlumHillLotus63
- has a common word
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 10
- Fern.Vine.River26
- weak
- weak
- emojis
- 17
- 4
- strong
- 4
- has a name or year
- risky
- 4
- shorter than 12
- strong
- wolf-seed-leaf-31
- weak
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