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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship_river_bell_78 (b) Password_Plum13
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!Seed!2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 “Qwerty_Boat20” 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
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon_Tent_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 “Admin_Boat85” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “seed!lamp!plum!10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “Vihaan2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem@Wheel@Fern19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “wheelcloudchaipearl” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 “bricklakefern58” 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
- 11.🔐 “Wheel.Bell.2015” 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
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “CornLeafRain13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill@16 (b) KiteFernCorn15
- 14.🔐 Is “Corn_Lamp_Nest24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 “lamplotusshell47” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 17.🔐 Is “Lamp_Seed_Pearl88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 “Lamp@84” 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
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger#Moon#Lake39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “River.Lotus.2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemLakeTent35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha@Shell@68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “dustshipnestmoon” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon#29 (b) BellTentPlum25
- 26.🔐 Is “Diya_Lotus_55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 “tigerdustneem19” 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
- 28.🔐 “River#Nest#2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “FernWheelTiger41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “neemcloudboatship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “admin13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha#Rain#25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “mangopondfrog56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust#19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “kite@nest@toast@65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestLotusMoon41 (b) Chai!11
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shipdrumrivertoast (b) PearlBellLotus32
- 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
- 40.🔐 “riverboatchai85” 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
Answer key
- ship_river_bell_78
- 14
- has a common word
- 4
- has a common word
- strong
- weak
- 4
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 14
- KiteFernCorn15
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 17
- 16
- 14
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- BellTentPlum25
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 16
- weak
- others can guess it
- 7
- 4
- 15
- 4
- strong
- NestLotusMoon41
- PearlBellLotus32
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
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