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 “Fern#Tent#Pearl10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
- 3.🔐 “Pearl@Frog@2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara-Fern-45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “password62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick@lotus@lamp@33 (b) frogshipsandtoast
- 8.🔐 “nestwheeltigermango” 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
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainNeemTent77 (b) Ishaan2016
- 10.🔐 “Neem-Ship-2011” 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
- 11.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangopearlcloudrain (b) Nest!River!Wheel36
- 13.🔐 “Toast-Neem-2010” 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
- 14.🔐 “Tiger_15” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NestFernShip32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “toastdrumbellcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell.wolf.wheel.69 (b) Iloveyou_Wolf44
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Nest-41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigergoldmangochai (b) RainTigerWheel51
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “nestmoonbrickvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust-fern-kite-88 (b) Neem.61
- 22.🔐 “Qwerty@Shell55” 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
- 23.🔐 “leaflakelotushill” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 24.🔐 Is “Wheel-River-Sand27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “lakekitewheel60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 27.🔐 “Leaf_Lotus_2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteNeemCloud77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Is “moon_pearl_dust_33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 “Leaf-Vine-2015” 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
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand_Toast_2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan-Corn-78 (b) PlumWolfKite33
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “Brick@Leaf@2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Vine.2015 (b) toast-cloud-mango-53
- 36.🔐 Is “Ship!Tent!2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipRainDrum30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan!Moon!34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast-Bell-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf#41 (b) SeedShipSand39
Answer key
- 17
- emojis
- has a name or year
- risky
- 12
- weak
- brick@lotus@lamp@33
- fewer than 3 kinds
- RainNeemTent77
- has a name or year
- 3
- Nest!River!Wheel36
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- 3
- weak
- shell.wolf.wheel.69
- 4
- RainTigerWheel51
- 17
- dust-fern-kite-88
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 15
- in your head
- has a name or year
- 3
- strong
- has a name or year
- 4
- PlumWolfKite33
- 10
- weak
- toast-cloud-mango-53
- weak
- 14
- 4
- 4
- SeedShipSand39
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