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) Vine.Chai.Moon60 (b) River!88
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein.Rain73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite-vine-pearl-22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drummangoboatfrog (b) tiger.river.tent.27
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Hill63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WolfDrumPond64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelrivershiprain”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Is “Diya2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 13.🔐 “Moon!Plum!2009” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerMangoShell53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampriverfrogmoon” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum!Sand!Shell11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “brickwolftent11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillnestsandkite (b) Drum-Pearl-Dust82
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2008 (b) Lake-Sand-Tiger49
- 21.🔐 “Lake.Tiger.2016” 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
- 22.🔐 “bellmangoboat44” 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
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “LampTigerBell63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Is “welcome60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 “riverbellkite31” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Nest#Pearl#Lotus50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “chai!lotus!tiger!34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Iloveyou_Kite31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 “Kabir.Boat.25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 31.🔐 “Lamp.41” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand@30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cornfernrain26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 “Pond-Frog-2018” 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
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangoraincloud71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold@bell@hill@46 (b) hillfernriver26
- 38.🔐 “Nisha@River@34” 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
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun!Lake!45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “Letmein-Plum29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- Vine.Chai.Moon60
- 4
- 3
- tiger.river.tent.27
- 4
- 12
- 3
- emojis
- in your head
- 18
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- 17
- risky
- 1
- 17
- 15
- Drum-Pearl-Dust82
- Lake-Sand-Tiger49
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 2
- 19
- weak
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- 4
- 2
- has a name or year
- 2
- 8
- gold@bell@hill@46
- has a name or year
- 13
- weak
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