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.🔐 “wheeltentleafchai” 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
- 2.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust@55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2018 (b) FernBrickPond67
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “Neem!22” 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
- 8.🔐 Is “bell!neem!lake!77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin_Lake58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “Moon#Lamp#2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 11.🔐 Is “ponddustmango70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Is “password59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 “Letmein@Wolf50” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “LotusWolfSand58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “BellLampLeaf36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 “Meera.Hill.79” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheeltigerkite21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill!Wheel!2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “Arjun_Wolf_72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “river!brick!moon!11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “dust.kite.gold.59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Is “Moon.Tiger.2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem#Toast#2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Is “Dust.Lotus.2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Is “mango_brick_lamp_63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 “tentcornlamp77” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 28.🔐 “Toast#Pond#2009” 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
- 29.🔐 “Vihaan!Wolf!85” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Shell69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest-Drum-Lotus17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem-Sand-Rain47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum_Kite_Wolf39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Dust-42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “moonnestkitedust”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “Meera.Kite.79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelBellSand77 (b) wheelnestriver40
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- 3
- 7
- FernBrickPond67
- 10
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 12
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- has a common word
- 15
- strong
- has a name or year
- 2
- 4
- weak
- strong
- strong
- weak
- in your head
- 15
- weak
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 4
- 12
- 4
- 4
- 16
- 10
- weak
- 2
- 16
- weak
- WheelBellSand77
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