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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LeafHillWolf24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill!Mango!Gold66 (b) vinehillwheel18
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “WheelLotusFrog13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin34 (b) chai#fern#brick#75
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern-dust-shell-50 (b) Ishaan!Lamp!85
- 7.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 8.🔐 Is “ShellSandLotus28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🗝️ 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
- 10.🔐 Is “Boat.76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fernbelltent75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog!Pond!Toast43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 “shellrainnest10” 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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lakesandmoonbrick” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “moon_lotus_leaf_89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan_Gold_83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Seed-82 (b) Brick!Wheel!Bell88
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “FernCloudWolf33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverleafmoonplum (b) Bell#Pearl#Lamp86
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampTigerVine85 (b) plumneempearlseed
- 22.🔐 “Leaf_Lotus_2010” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “RainChaiPond38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “Wolf@Sand@2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampkiteplum85 (b) fern_boat_drum_20
- 27.🔐 “Moon#23” 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
- 28.🔐 “kitesandtoastvine” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 29.🔐 “Gold-Lamp-2013” 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
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinetigernestmango” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2008 (b) CornBellShip86
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai#pearl#wolf#26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent#lake#boat#57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuscloudbellmoon (b) Wolf@Boat@Tiger84
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestDrumDust58 (b) qwerty73
- 37.🔐 “Rain@19” 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
- 38.🔐 “Letmein.Pond75” 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
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera-Sand-58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship#seed#neem#47 (b) Lamp@Kite@2009
Answer key
- 12
- 3
- Hill!Mango!Gold66
- 16
- chai#fern#brick#75
- fern-dust-shell-50
- 3
- strong
- in your head
- weak
- 2
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
- 18
- 4
- others can guess it
- Brick!Wheel!Bell88
- 15
- Bell#Pearl#Lamp86
- LampTigerVine85
- has a name or year
- 2
- strong
- weak
- fern_boat_drum_20
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 1
- 2
- CornBellShip86
- 3
- 3
- Wolf@Boat@Tiger84
- NestDrumDust58
- shorter than 12
- has a common word
- 13
- ship#seed#neem#47
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