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) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampkiteleafboat” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “GoldLeafLamp84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir.Nest.60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 “Iloveyou-Corn69” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold-sand-toast-35 (b) wolfneemlamp26
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern-68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatLeafTiger85 (b) kitedustlake14
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearlmangodust86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Is “rivertoastkite58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Drum#26” 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
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold@Tent@River13 (b) Meera#Lotus#14
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boatgoldmangotent” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Qwerty!Sand18” 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
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain_Neem_2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitetigerbell16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “wolfnestpearltoast” 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
- 23.🔐 “Hill-Neem-2018” 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 characters are in “iloveyou11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty@Drum81 (b) Hill_Wheel_Rain12
- 26.🔐 “Plum-15” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Ishaan2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “kitewheeltiger31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “shipmangolamp20” 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
- 30.🔐 Is “Pond_Tent_Rain60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand_Shell_2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “Plum!62” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan.Wheel.27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “ferntoastchaidust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem!Tent!Shell29 (b) tigertentseed72
- 37.🔐 Is “MangoSeedMoon77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty_Plum76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “Admin!Tent76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 40.🔐 “lampseedcloud26” 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
Answer key
- 12
- in your head
- 1
- strong
- 13
- has a common word
- gold-sand-toast-35
- 4
- emojis
- BoatLeafTiger85
- 2
- weak
- 3
- 8
- shorter than 12
- Gold@Tent@River13
- 1
- has a common word
- 14
- 3
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 10
- Hill_Wheel_Rain12
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- others can guess it
- 4
- shorter than 12
- 4
- weak
- Neem!Tent!Shell29
- strong
- 4
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
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