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 “nest@mango@bell@80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerpearlvine83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfRiverSeed76 (b) Letmein-Seed51
- 4.🔐 “Leaf-Dust-2016” 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
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin!Seed73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 7.🔐 Is “lake!drum!boat!72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 Is “ChaiTigerRain20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@Wolf@Nest72 (b) Leaf@Fern@2013
- 10.🔐 “Wolf#50” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “wheelvineneem59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan.Pearl.63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty!Plum60 (b) Seed@Tent@Brick39
- 14.🔐 Is “kite!bell!vine!15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “leaffernpond63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipLampMoon56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Tent-Kite-2012” 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
- 19.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 20.🔐 Is “Ananya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “kitewheelmoondust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou!Lotus18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “lakeponddustrain” 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
- 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake#56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Rohan@Tiger@25” 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
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger.pearl.dust.79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Cloud-Moon72 (b) Meera!Pearl!38
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin!River64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Tara.Moon.79” 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou@Tent28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “Ananya_Neem_77” 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
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya#Frog#22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “neem!tent!plum!31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 “shellneemhill88” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “cloudlampdrumbell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 “Toast_56” 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
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir@River@60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill-30 (b) Wheel.Lamp.Shell75
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- WolfRiverSeed76
- has a name or year
- 12
- emojis
- strong
- strong
- Dust@Wolf@Nest72
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 14
- Seed@Tent@Brick39
- strong
- 12
- 14
- 3
- has a name or year
- in your head
- weak
- weak
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 4
- has a name or year
- 19
- Sand-Cloud-Moon72
- 4
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- 4
- has a name or year
- 4
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- shorter than 12
- 4
- Wheel.Lamp.Shell75
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