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) letmein34 (b) Wolf!Pearl!Mango80
- 2.🔐 Is “Meera2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum@Bell@Tiger38 (b) Iloveyou.Hill38
- 4.🔐 “Dust_50” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “KiteBrickCorn80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold_Nest_Seed78 (b) cloudvinetiger52
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Tent.2016 (b) ship#brick#corn#71
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumlotusmango37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillTigerToast70 (b) Vihaan_Tent_33
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “nest_pearl_hill_64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “LeafFrogWolf65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond.63 (b) Nest@Gold@Pearl53
- 14.🔐 Is “river-cloud-corn-30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 “Seed!63” 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
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan_Neem_60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaimangoleaf49 (b) chai@lake@brick@63
- 18.🔐 Is “Qwerty.Nest11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password53 (b) wheel#frog#pond#64
- 20.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 21.🔐 Is “plumlotushill82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus_Toast_2010 (b) RiverDustToast34
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger_drum_ship_19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Brick-11 (b) Cloud.Vine.Dust79
- 25.🔐 Is “NestPearlKite13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Chai31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav_Mango_77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir_Frog_53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell#tiger#pearl#85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “lakevinetiger78” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedneempearl33 (b) Rain_Mango_Kite41
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite@Ship@2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger.Shell.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “iloveyou73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Ship34 (b) Gold.Neem.Corn46
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “rain!gold!wheel!77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “Toast#Tiger#2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus#27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinedrumlamppearl” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- Wolf!Pearl!Mango80
- weak
- Plum@Bell@Tiger38
- shorter than 12
- strong
- Gold_Nest_Seed78
- ship#brick#corn#71
- 2
- HillTigerToast70
- 18
- in your head
- 14
- Nest@Gold@Pearl53
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 14
- chai@lake@brick@63
- weak
- wheel#frog#pond#64
- others can guess it
- weak
- RiverDustToast34
- 3
- Cloud.Vine.Dust79
- strong
- 15
- 4
- 13
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Rain_Mango_Kite41
- 14
- 16
- weak
- Gold.Neem.Corn46
- 18
- weak
- 4
- risky
- 1
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