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) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
- 2.🔐 Is “VineSandRiver27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Is “qwerty27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Is “Ishaan2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake@Seed@Drum61 (b) Rain#Lamp#2010
- 6.🔐 “River#89” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverShellPearl17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger_Shell_2008 (b) Bell@Wolf@Rain26
- 9.🔐 “Pearl!46” 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
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlToastGold10 (b) iloveyou49
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickGoldVine44 (b) Iloveyou_Tiger34
- 12.🔐 “Hill#80” 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
- 13.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 14.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 15.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “gold#wheel#tent#44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sand@lake@bell@81 (b) Qwerty_Leaf37
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Is “PondBrickLotus58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “Diya-Sand-88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “Shell-Toast-Moon22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Is “Aarav@Seed@33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestNeemPearl62 (b) Rohan2014
- 25.🔐 “bellleaflamp45” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Ship@Rain@2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus-mango-wheel-30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya-Tiger-40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “BoatCloudTiger27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudsandwolf45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Neem11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Seed!Neem!2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum@tiger@lake@54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Boat!36” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 36.🔐 Is “neemboatbellwheel” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 “Gold!57” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Chai.Dust.Sand15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “FrogHillLake12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- risky
- strong
- weak
- weak
- Lake@Seed@Drum61
- shorter than 12
- 17
- Bell@Wolf@Rain26
- shorter than 12
- PearlToastGold10
- BrickGoldVine44
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- others can guess it
- 12
- 18
- sand@lake@bell@81
- 10
- strong
- weak
- strong
- 3
- weak
- NestNeemPearl62
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- in your head
- 3
- 13
- strong
- 2
- 12
- weak
- 3
- shorter than 12
- weak
- shorter than 12
- 2
- strong
- strong
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