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.🔐 “froghillseednest” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 2.🔐 Is “CornNeemNest82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty.Moon70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed#Sand#Lamp50 (b) Hill_Gold_2017
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 6.🔐 Is “boat.dust.tent.84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Pearl55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainChaiPlum30 (b) lotusfrogbell52
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) raindrumtoast19 (b) Vine#Pearl#Brick75
- 12.🔐 “Kite@69” 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
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) required (d) safe
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KitePearlSand36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 “Qwerty@Rain87” 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
- 18.🔐 “Qwerty_Moon62” 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
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold!Pearl!Shell10 (b) Tara2008
- 20.🔐 Is “gold@chai@fern@26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “RainWheelTiger63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 “Lotus@Kite@2012” 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
- 23.🔐 “Frog@57” 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
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Bell!Mango60 (b) Vine@Rain@2010
- 26.🔐 “neemfrogvine34” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell#65 (b) LampCloudGold30
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond_gold_shell_78 (b) Password.Hill31
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill_Fern_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “river_lotus_rain_47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Moon-Kite-2014” 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
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudlotuskitewolf”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “FernShellLamp62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf-lake-corn-41 (b) Vihaan!Frog!54
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold#27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “TigerRiverPlum71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearlfernmangodrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leaf_dust_moon_32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome46 (b) LeafHillMango14
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 13
- Seed#Sand#Lamp50
- 3
- strong
- in your head
- 4
- 3
- RainChaiPlum30
- Vine#Pearl#Brick75
- shorter than 12
- others can guess it
- risky
- 3
- 3
- has a common word
- has a common word
- Gold!Pearl!Shell10
- strong
- strong
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- 12
- Chai!Bell!Mango60
- fewer than 3 kinds
- LampCloudGold30
- pond_gold_shell_78
- 4
- 19
- has a name or year
- 18
- 15
- wolf-lake-corn-41
- 4
- strong
- 1
- 3
- LeafHillMango14
- 2
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