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.🔐 Is “vinedrumtent39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Is “cornpearlfrogmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteWheelChai79 (b) Hill@Lake@2011
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestTentDust87 (b) qwerty11
- 6.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum_gold_boat_55 (b) Letmein_Frog35
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 10.🔐 “Frog.Leaf.2014” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern-Nest-2010 (b) Tiger#Toast#Kite68
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hill.vine.wolf.33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou-Lake87 (b) Rain-Ship-Shell70
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf!Mango!Cloud24 (b) welcome33
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfpondtoast11 (b) LampVinePond54
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shell!vine!frog!82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “PearlLampChai20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi.Drum.72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Neem@49” 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
- 21.🔐 “Admin-Dust78” 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
- 22.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 23.🔐 “Corn!68” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon_Sand_Mango24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem-Wheel-River16 (b) Kabir.Cloud.23
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2013 (b) Toast@Plum@Pond24
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastTigerLamp14 (b) Kite-Gold-2013
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “tentrainfern69” 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
- 30.🔐 Is “Admin#Moon70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 Is “Corn-Fern-Cloud32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Kabir2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 “River#Plum#2008” 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
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondnestdustneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RiverNestLamp77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine!Plum!2010 (b) vine-frog-lake-79
- 39.🔐 Is “plum-dust-river-11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “wheel_mango_rain_78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- weak
- weak
- 9
- KiteWheelChai79
- NestTentDust87
- risky
- in your head
- plum_gold_boat_55
- 3
- has a name or year
- Tiger#Toast#Kite68
- 3
- Rain-Ship-Shell70
- Leaf!Mango!Cloud24
- LampVinePond54
- 2
- 3
- strong
- 4
- shorter than 12
- has a common word
- others can guess it
- shorter than 12
- 17
- Neem-Wheel-River16
- Toast@Plum@Pond24
- ToastTigerLamp14
- 9
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- 10
- weak
- has a name or year
- 8
- 1
- 3
- vine-frog-lake-79
- strong
- strong
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