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) ship#seed#hill#87 (b) Lotus#31
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 4.🔐 Is “kite_frog_vine_85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “boat#bell#corn#20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “chai_pearl_kite_44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 “hillsandriver64” 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
- 8.🔐 Is “password68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 Is “CloudNeemPearl42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Is “Ishaan!Seed!39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Is “Hill-Drum-Gold76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell_fern_neem_24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha-Gold-10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Vine-51” 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
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin83 (b) LotusBellVine68
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel_Sand_Wolf64 (b) Seed_13
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Password#Brick51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Is “Letmein@Lake67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya!Vine!18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp_89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha!Tent!61 (b) neem@leaf@plum@76
- 24.🔐 Is “nestkitemango88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Is “TigerGoldSeed28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Is “Toast_Wheel_2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampfernseedvine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Tent79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neembrickfernsand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “Iloveyou.Lotus47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 “Toast#Mango#2015” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill_wheel_moon_81 (b) Dust_74
- 34.🔐 “Password-Chai38” 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
- 35.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 36.🔐 Is “goldpearlcorn84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain-Corn-Fern70 (b) tentmoonboatpearl
- 38.🔐 Is “Qwerty@River36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 40.🔐 Is “wolf_lotus_vine_44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- ship#seed#hill#87
- 2
- 3
- strong
- 17
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- weak
- 3
- strong
- 3
- 13
- shorter than 12
- LotusBellVine68
- Wheel_Sand_Wolf64
- 16
- 10
- weak
- 4
- 4
- neem@leaf@plum@76
- weak
- strong
- weak
- 1
- 4
- 1
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- hill_wheel_moon_81
- has a common word
- emojis
- weak
- Rain-Corn-Fern70
- weak
- in your head
- strong
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