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 “Wolf.Mango.2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf-Shell-Toast14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “Sand.61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 “Ananya@Tent@42” 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
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem.Tent.Pond88 (b) Neem-69
- 7.🔐 Is “Ananya.Nest.28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 “Iloveyou@Lamp26” 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
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiWheelVine20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf.80 (b) corn@leaf@hill@12
- 11.🔐 Is “Kabir2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Wheel!31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “chaiplumlampship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Is “lotusmangosand15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 Is “ToastLotusNeem43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “rain#cloud#vine#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Is “Chai#Boat#Tiger23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shellchaibellrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust_Frog_2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl!Frog!Toast46 (b) vinelakekitefrog
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya!Fern!45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 26.🔐 “Iloveyou@Vine33” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 27.🔐 Is “mangopondrain67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin89 (b) leaf!lotus!sand!38
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloud!rain!moon!35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou.Pond19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “iloveyou67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 Is “brick@pond@cloud@29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan_Lamp_56 (b) tiger@leaf@ship@60
- 34.🔐 “wheelsandtentpond” 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
- 35.🔐 “Welcome.Lotus69” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River_Leaf_Pearl64 (b) rivernestneembrick
- 37.🔐 Is “kiteneempearl22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 39.🔐 Is “Iloveyou_Drum71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine@33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 4
- in your head
- 4
- weak
- has a name or year
- Neem.Tent.Pond88
- weak
- has a common word
- 15
- corn@leaf@hill@12
- weak
- 8
- weak
- weak
- strong
- strong
- strong
- 1
- 14
- risky
- Pearl!Frog!Toast46
- emojis
- 3
- 12
- 12
- has a common word
- weak
- leaf!lotus!sand!38
- 3
- 15
- weak
- strong
- tiger@leaf@ship@60
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- River_Leaf_Pearl64
- weak
- others can guess it
- weak
- 4
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