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 “welcome34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Is “lotuspondmango73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon#31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “RainTentSand67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondtoastnest81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Is “brick.corn.wolf.28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DustSeedLamp76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “Lamp!87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldfrogwheellake (b) frog@corn@seed@81
- 10.🔐 Is “Dust#57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn-Lake-2013 (b) SandKiteBell63
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan!Lamp!56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick-Frog-Wheel82 (b) Mango-84
- 15.🔐 Is “Admin!Brick36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Ship26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 18.🔐 Is “WheelTigerLotus24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell.tent.tiger.89 (b) Drum!Lotus!2016
- 20.🔐 Is “VinePondCorn29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Is “pondshipcloud17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Is “MoonLotusToast43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🗝️ 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
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestCornLeaf81 (b) Brick.74
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “admin67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “Plum.26” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Hill82 (b) frog.mango.sand.68
- 28.🔐 “lampbrickchai31” 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
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum@brick@lamp@81 (b) Drum-27
- 30.🔐 “Qwerty!Kite15” 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
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “password62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumpondtoastsand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Is “Admin.Bell66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 “Pearl.Wolf.2014” 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
- 36.🔐 “Iloveyou!River19” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome65 (b) moon_rain_leaf_59
- 38.🔐 Is “Mango-Frog-Drum89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 “Neem.75” 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
- 40.🔐 Is “shipvinetigerdust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 9
- weak
- 7
- 14
- 2
- strong
- 3
- weak
- frog@corn@seed@81
- weak
- SandKiteBell63
- risky
- 4
- Brick-Frog-Wheel82
- weak
- 15
- 3
- strong
- shell.tent.tiger.89
- strong
- weak
- strong
- in your head
- NestCornLeaf81
- 7
- shorter than 12
- frog.mango.sand.68
- fewer than 3 kinds
- drum@brick@lamp@81
- has a common word
- 3
- 10
- 1
- weak
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- moon_rain_leaf_59
- strong
- shorter than 12
- weak
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