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 kinds of characters does “River-Lotus-2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 3.🗝️ 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
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “HillWolfDrum61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tentraincorn71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedtentfrog88 (b) sand!lake!moon!20
- 9.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 10.🔐 Is “MangoPondToast89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus.Fern.Tiger66 (b) pearltoastmangomoon
- 12.🔐 Is “Ananya#Drum#10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 “Ananya#Seed#31” 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
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “vinewheelsandchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerMoonBell65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipFrogBoat13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “Kabir2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Leaf_Plum_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Is “Wolf!Plum!Shell29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “pondlamppearllotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “lakecloudtent84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus!Plum!2008 (b) River!Toast!Chai85
- 24.🔐 “Dust#24” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 25.🔐 Is “boat-river-rain-47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 “Rain-47” 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
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “raintigerlotus33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan@Lake@52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Nest_Neem_2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “lake@mango@rain@78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine.tiger.plum.52 (b) Ananya2008
- 33.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “password79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai-Tent-2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent.Tiger.Pearl61 (b) Brick#31
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Leaf#Fern#2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “Seed!Toast!2018” 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp!Vine!Tent10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn-Shell-Frog20 (b) Ananya!Lamp!49
Answer key
- 4
- 12
- in your head
- 4
- strong
- 3
- 2
- sand!lake!moon!20
- others can guess it
- strong
- Lotus.Fern.Tiger66
- weak
- has a name or year
- 17
- emojis
- 3
- 3
- weak
- 4
- strong
- weak
- 15
- River!Toast!Chai85
- shorter than 12
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 16
- 2
- 13
- weak
- 18
- vine.tiger.plum.52
- risky
- 10
- 4
- Tent.Tiger.Pearl61
- 4
- has a name or year
- 4
- Corn-Shell-Frog20
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