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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus!Leaf!2013 (b) bell-tent-lotus-22
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest_Tent_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Tent26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum-vine-tiger-76 (b) tentbrickdrum51
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “tentboatdust66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Is “Lamp#Dust#Plum59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 “lotusshipneem13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cornpondlake26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 “neemdustdrumrain” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 “Ishaan-Neem-61” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 13.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum!plum!sand!87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 “Bell@52” 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
- 16.🔐 “sandkiteboat48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 17.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan_Wheel_74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 20.🔐 Is “Kite-Hill-Frog21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 “Cloud!14” 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
- 22.🔐 “Lamp.28” 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
- 23.🔐 Is “Plum_Wheel_Toast50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “shiptoastdrum26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Is “Hill_46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 “Aarav.Chai.30” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatLotusDrum66 (b) Letmein_Frog59
- 28.🔐 Is “password22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boatraintiger49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “iloveyou20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamptoastrainpond (b) MangoSeedRiver25
- 32.🔐 “Welcome#Chai29” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome.Frog80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent!Kite!Leaf12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “Chai!25” 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
- 36.🔐 Is “password47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein#Brick32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Is “Gold-41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya.Dust.60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “Brick#Lamp#Frog74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- bell-tent-lotus-22
- 4
- 4
- emojis
- plum-vine-tiger-76
- 14
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- has a name or year
- 12
- 3
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- 14
- risky
- strong
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 15
- weak
- has a name or year
- BoatLotusDrum66
- weak
- 2
- weak
- MangoSeedRiver25
- has a common word
- 14
- 16
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 15
- weak
- 12
- strong
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