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 “shippearllake16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chailampsand55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango@Plum@Shell70 (b) admin31
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password-Wolf16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty.Fern11 (b) Rain.Pond.Lamp47
- 6.🔐 Is “Fern-Tiger-Wheel77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 “bellplumpearl78” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger!chai!nest!24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitetenttigerchai” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernPlumTent42 (b) Welcome@Neem56
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “MangoPearlCorn62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger#Neem#2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Is “PlumHillShip25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.Tiger.2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 17.🔐 Is “fern.seed.bell.70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf.kite.gold.23 (b) Qwerty@Boat37
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “hillgoldpond43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 “Vine@36” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 21.🔐 “Nest#Bell#2009” 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
- 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “riverfrogplum37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Is “Lotus@Ship@2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “goldwheelpearl64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 28.🔐 Is “Bell!Lamp!Kite54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearltigermoon81 (b) Nest-Lamp-Corn10
- 30.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 31.🔐 Is “Rohan2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 “Nest.Sand.2008” 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
- 33.🔐 Is “RiverLotusSeed11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Is “Vihaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger-Hill-Vine16 (b) Fern.82
- 36.🔐 “Kite#30” 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
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “LotusKiteNeem71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 40.🔐 Is “Pond#Drum#Sand76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 2
- 2
- Mango@Plum@Shell70
- 4
- Rain.Pond.Lamp47
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 18
- 1
- FernPlumTent42
- 9
- 16
- 15
- strong
- 4
- in your head
- strong
- wolf.kite.gold.23
- 14
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 3
- 15
- weak
- weak
- 3
- others can guess it
- strong
- Nest-Lamp-Corn10
- emojis
- weak
- has a name or year
- strong
- weak
- Tiger-Hill-Vine16
- shorter than 12
- 15
- 3
- risky
- strong
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