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 “admin77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellneemhillrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin_Bell81 (b) Ship!Moon!Fern60
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.Mango.2016 (b) MoonPlumRain24
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel-31 (b) Moon@Tiger@Sand13
- 6.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) froglampwolf17 (b) FernCloudMango13
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SeedHillChai83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya-Chai-26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp.Pond.Fern33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel.Ship.Shell52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “chaimangopond56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverShipLamp74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell!Frog!Nest81 (b) Sand-Moon-2010
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Corn28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Welcome@Moon67” 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
- 19.🔐 “Wolf.64” 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
- 20.🔐 “lotuscloudfrog21” 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
- 21.🔐 “Bell@38” 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
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampmangotentsand (b) BoatCloudTiger65
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel-Fern-Moon43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Lotus.Hill14 (b) sandnestboatvine
- 25.🔐 Is “boat_plum_mango_12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellGoldKite17 (b) Lotus-30
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “mangobricktentwheel”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plum!drum!dust!80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger_Cloud_2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Pond-Neem-Wheel85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 Is “kite!lotus!wolf!79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 “bellchaikitelotus” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedPlumMango39 (b) Aarav2013
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 35.🔐 Is “Lake_Dust_Rain77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedLampMoon42 (b) letmein22
- 37.🔐 Is “hill#drum#mango#34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “Bell.16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein!Mango56 (b) FernFrogVine26
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelPondRain63 (b) shipchailotus29
Answer key
- 2
- 1
- Ship!Moon!Fern60
- MoonPlumRain24
- Moon@Tiger@Sand13
- 3
- FernCloudMango13
- 3
- 14
- 4
- others can guess it
- 4
- in your head
- 15
- 15
- Bell!Frog!Nest81
- 4
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- BoatCloudTiger65
- 4
- Tiger.Lotus.Hill14
- strong
- BellGoldKite17
- 19
- 3
- 16
- strong
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- SeedPlumMango39
- risky
- strong
- SeedLampMoon42
- strong
- weak
- FernFrogVine26
- WheelPondRain63
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