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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KitePlumTiger15 (b) hilltigerdrum34
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou-Dust60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 5.🔐 Is “Nisha_Chai_53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 Is “Sand#Pearl#Neem43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun.Hill.71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed-Brick-Hill83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger@Mango@River81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frogneemseed29 (b) SandLampCloud78
- 12.🔐 Is “fern!lamp!nest!20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 “Hill-Shell-2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “TentLeafLotus62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “brickrivertent73” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 16.🔐 Is “shell.pearl.frog.41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2011 (b) seed!dust!toast!28
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond!Chai!2017 (b) Pond@Wolf@Hill13
- 19.🔐 “rainsandcorn23” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 20.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai-kite-pond-76 (b) Rohan2012
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “admin77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp-Wheel-Bell37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “vine.seed.pearl.76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “corntigership25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Is “seedbellboatneem” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed_67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite!Neem!2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BoatLakeVine83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “Aarav#Kite#28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou!Bell25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineShellMango36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Dust#28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty79 (b) Lake@Chai@Fern27
- 37.🔐 “Admin#Brick73” 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
- 38.🔐 “tigerrainpond49” 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
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinedustbrick87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Rohan_Tiger_74” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
Answer key
- risky
- KitePlumTiger15
- 4
- 3
- weak
- strong
- 13
- in your head
- 4
- 19
- SandLampCloud78
- strong
- has a name or year
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- seed!dust!toast!28
- Pond@Wolf@Hill13
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- chai-kite-pond-76
- 7
- 4
- 18
- 2
- weak
- 4
- 12
- 14
- 3
- weak
- 9
- 4
- 3
- weak
- Lake@Chai@Fern27
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- has a name or year
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