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.
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- 1.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfRiverFern87 (b) moonlakepearlwolf
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “BellBoatWheel48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Shell11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger@Nest@2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 Is “Mango_Kite_Boat14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandneemrainkite (b) corn_bell_cloud_34
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rainneemchaiwheel (b) ShipRainBoat73
- 10.🔐 “Password#Hill22” 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
- 11.🔐 “Diya.Rain.65” 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
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty#Plum16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusShellBell42 (b) pearlmoonboatkite
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp@seed@toast@40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha@Brick@70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Wolf-Lotus73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 “Kite#16” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill_Seed_Drum12 (b) Mango!River!2011
- 19.🔐 “neemtentsandchai” 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
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) required (d) smart
- 21.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelmangogold18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “kiteshiprainfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Is “Brick@Chai@2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Password#Gold64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “brick#kite#rain#29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus!80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “BellSeedChai35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “Kabir#Leaf#77” 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango-55 (b) BrickCornPlum15
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon!Tiger!2009 (b) MangoNestDust76
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel@moon@dust@32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!Bell!Pond59 (b) Dust!28
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “boat.wolf.corn.11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 “Arjun.Lamp.81” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “nestlakechai14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Ship.Leaf50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumWolfWheel16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 3
- in your head
- WolfRiverFern87
- 15
- 14
- 4
- strong
- corn_bell_cloud_34
- ShipRainBoat73
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- 4
- LotusShellBell42
- 3
- 14
- 4
- shorter than 12
- Hill_Seed_Drum12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- emojis
- 8
- 3
- 2
- weak
- weak
- 15
- strong
- 4
- strong
- has a name or year
- BrickCornPlum15
- MangoNestDust76
- 3
- Frog!Bell!Pond59
- 17
- has a name or year
- 14
- 4
- 3
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