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 “Iloveyou_Lotus19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake!tiger!cloud!32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
- 4.🔐 “Letmein.Sand23” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2015 (b) NestSandRain27
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2018 (b) TentLeafTiger55
- 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafnestdust50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango_46 (b) NestShellLeaf21
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill!Pond!Plum32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brickneemtoast68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “admin30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 15.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustWolfPlum67 (b) Vihaan2018
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fern.tiger.dust.87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill@Seed@Dust26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Is “LakeRiverBrick89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password-Nest46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “password64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan!Tent!82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “frograinseed36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2017 (b) Sand.Vine.Gold34
- 28.🔐 “Qwerty#Kite18” 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
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumVineShell26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain.21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango#wolf#leaf#11 (b) Vine@Wolf@2011
- 32.🔐 “neemmoonwheelpearl” 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
- 33.🔐 Is “KiteBrickChai39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “River!Frog!Neem17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango@Sand@Pond86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “Arjun2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “Password!Tent40” 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
- 39.🔐 “mangogoldnestbell” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Dust-2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- weak
- 3
- risky
- has a common word
- NestSandRain27
- TentLeafTiger55
- emojis
- 4
- 2
- NestShellLeaf21
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 12
- 3
- 2
- DustWolfPlum67
- 4
- in your head
- 3
- 4
- strong
- 4
- weak
- 13
- 14
- Sand.Vine.Gold34
- has a common word
- 3
- 4
- mango#wolf#leaf#11
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- others can guess it
- 17
- 4
- weak
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
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