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, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “nest-sand-river-60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Brick@Lotus@Hill27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 5.🔐 “Kabir-Fern-49” 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
- 6.🔐 “Meera#Mango#11” 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
- 7.🔐 “Welcome_Hill28” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan@Wheel@40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “neem!shell!lotus!15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Is “VineNestBoat53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sand@nest@wheel@13 (b) sandrainseedmoon
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 13.🔐 “tigerdrummoon62” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 14.🔐 “Arjun.Cloud.25” 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
- 15.🔐 Is “MangoWolfMoon23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 “Leaf@25” 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
- 17.🔐 “hillfernneemriver” 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
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Seed11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigervineboatneem (b) dust-drum-kite-58
- 20.🔐 “tentvinefrog85” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “BoatNestShip42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 “Meera-Gold-64” 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
- 23.🔐 “Iloveyou!Frog54” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#Moon#Leaf62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampBrickPond59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2018 (b) CornSeedGold74
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2008 (b) Nest.Neem.Hill63
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2016 (b) CloudNeemFern54
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampcloudsandtoast (b) Leaf-Kite-Vine20
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogCloudLake85 (b) Tara#Lake#44
- 31.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 33.🔐 “Fern.Hill.2012” 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
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou-Wolf12 (b) Vine-Ship-Pond11
- 35.🔐 Is “Kabir2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “Cloud#Tiger#Moon67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverdustgold40 (b) pearl#cloud#moon#80
- 38.🔐 Is “Brick.Lotus.Wolf79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 “Letmein_Cloud88” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus_26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 3
- 18
- strong
- 12
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- 15
- strong
- strong
- sand@nest@wheel@13
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- strong
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- dust-drum-kite-58
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- 4
- 3
- CornSeedGold74
- Nest.Neem.Hill63
- CloudNeemFern54
- Leaf-Kite-Vine20
- FrogCloudLake85
- risky
- in your head
- has a name or year
- Vine-Ship-Pond11
- weak
- strong
- pearl#cloud#moon#80
- strong
- has a common word
- 4
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