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 “password39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “MangoLotusBell47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainBellToast54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon-Pond-Kite37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “Vihaan2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangotigership81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
- 8.🔐 Is “FrogSeedMango57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango#Nest#2016 (b) HillNestShell42
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty.Seed10 (b) WheelRainCloud41
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat@Lamp@2008 (b) Hill-Drum-Bell15
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav-Tent-52 (b) BoatKiteToast18
- 14.🔐 Is “Pearl-19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 Is “admin88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “moonlamptigerdust”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudlampvine26 (b) frog_lamp_brick_67
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell_Corn_Leaf20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Is “CornWolfNeem74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi_Corn_53 (b) Gold-Sand-Plum63
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 23.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 24.🔐 Is “Vihaan2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “chaikitepondpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “LampTigerRain53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 “Dust!Pearl!2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampFernMango13 (b) seedlampbell49
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon.Shell.2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp@Moon@Wolf56 (b) Dust.Bell.2015
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill_Chai_Corn55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake#Leaf#Neem72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai@nest@sand@73 (b) Corn@57
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp_27 (b) Tent.Lake.Fern19
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf!Chai!Brick32 (b) corntigergoldpearl
- 37.🔐 “tigermooncloudtoast” 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
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou#Lotus87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlDustWheel53 (b) Password#Shell34
- 40.🔐 Is “FernLakeTiger17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 2
- 16
- 3
- 4
- weak
- 2
- risky
- strong
- 3
- HillNestShell42
- WheelRainCloud41
- Hill-Drum-Bell15
- BoatKiteToast18
- weak
- weak
- 17
- frog_lamp_brick_67
- 16
- strong
- 8
- Gold-Sand-Plum63
- emojis
- others can guess it
- weak
- 17
- 15
- has a name or year
- LampFernMango13
- 15
- Lamp@Moon@Wolf56
- 4
- 2
- 16
- chai@nest@sand@73
- Tent.Lake.Fern19
- Leaf!Chai!Brick32
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- PearlDustWheel53
- strong
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