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.🔢 How many characters are in “wolf!lake!nest!22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandfrogneem53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 4.🔐 “Welcome@Brick46” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “mango_tiger_lake_42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger_lamp_hill_12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 Is “lamp_bell_leaf_47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leaf!corn!vine!23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite!59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Nest-2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) safe (d) required
- 12.🔐 Is “Nest#Boat#Lamp82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Is “PlumLakeTent51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShellWheelChai87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangotentkiteneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 “Ishaan.Gold.40” 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerPondPlum63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Letmein-Rain16” 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.🔐 “Tent_44” 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
- 20.🔐 “Chai.28” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “Admin-Fern42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 “pearlneemcloud16” 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
- 23.🔐 Is “LampLotusSand75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Is “cloudbellseeddust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
- 26.🔐 Is “Pond#Gold#Rain44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “FernSandShip27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainFrogPond73 (b) rivernestbell19
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou!Cloud67 (b) brick.lotus.kite.13
- 30.🔐 Is “kite#pearl#moon#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerboatgoldpearl (b) toast-ship-bell-16
- 32.🔐 “Boat#34” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillwheeldust60 (b) Tiger@Moon@River19
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein60 (b) Pond-Moon-Fern34
- 35.🔐 “Toast@83” 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
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangoshipnestrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteDrumVine24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaitoastpearl20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_Fern89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Welcome#Wolf45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
Answer key
- 17
- 2
- in your head
- has a common word
- strong
- 3
- strong
- 3
- 7
- 14
- risky
- strong
- strong
- 3
- 1
- has a name or year
- 3
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- weak
- others can guess it
- strong
- strong
- RainFrogPond73
- brick.lotus.kite.13
- strong
- toast-ship-bell-16
- shorter than 12
- Tiger@Moon@River19
- Pond-Moon-Fern34
- shorter than 12
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
- has a common word
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