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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty-Sand17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “lakelamppearlfrog”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Is “Plum-Brick-2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust_Lamp_2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “shell-fern-hill-22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River#18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangolampwheelsand (b) DrumFernRain79
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustBrickToast15 (b) Qwerty#Corn12
- 11.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 12.🔐 Is “neem_moon_brick_18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Is “admin26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 “Admin!Gold17” 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
- 15.🔐 Is “welcome62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 Is “HillFrogBrick32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 “cloudboatmoontoast” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara-Wheel-76 (b) Bell#Neem#Boat75
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornKiteBell57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein.Lotus39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondFernBell16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest@Hill@Bell22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “bricklakecloud88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “Mango-Lotus-2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Is “PondChaiHill28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “iloveyou79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus@Mango@Pearl45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hillmoonmango78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl@vine@toast@63 (b) letmein40
- 33.🔐 Is “cornshelllotusgold” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell#Rain#Sand68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara_Leaf_18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “admin20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “Toast!Chai!Seed76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “ShellKiteVine55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav.Plum.24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “lamp#lotus#river#28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- emojis
- 4
- others can guess it
- 17
- weak
- 14
- 18
- 4
- DrumFernRain79
- DustBrickToast15
- 12
- strong
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Bell#Neem#Boat75
- 3
- 15
- 3
- risky
- 4
- weak
- weak
- strong
- in your head
- 8
- weak
- 19
- 2
- pearl@vine@toast@63
- weak
- 4
- 4
- weak
- strong
- strong
- 4
- strong
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