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.🔐 “moontentpearlhill” 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
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusTentFrog25 (b) Nisha-Vine-12
- 3.🔐 Is “Mango@Neem@Frog69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 “Qwerty#Sand12” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem_Kite_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hilllakewheel82 (b) Pearl@Mango@Plum15
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 8.🔐 “Saanvi@Moon@19” 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
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan-Fern-12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “Dust@57” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai-Sand-Lotus48 (b) Corn-Tiger-2013
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Wheel38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand@Pond@Fern12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog#Lake#2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango-Leaf-Kite28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern-Boat-2013 (b) BellLampCloud72
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick.dust.ship.69 (b) Nisha!Gold!53
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “rainpondlamp19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainGoldPlum75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty70 (b) Brick-Pond-Leaf38
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon@Brick@Tent86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp#Tent#2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick!Mango!2016 (b) Drum-Frog-Vine10
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteBrickMoon89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hillmangoshippond” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir_Fern_14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “toast@moon@sand@78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Chai.Mango.2010” 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
- 32.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 33.🔐 “Chai.Mango.2018” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 34.🔐 “boatcornlake58” 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
- 35.🔐 “brickcloudshell51” 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
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi-Rain-48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake#Leaf#Hill63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “frogleafdust43” 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
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudvinemangolake”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “lamprainmoon29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- LotusTentFrog25
- strong
- has a common word
- 4
- Pearl@Mango@Plum15
- in your head
- has a name or year
- 13
- shorter than 12
- Chai-Sand-Lotus48
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 14
- 17
- 12
- BellLampCloud72
- brick.dust.ship.69
- 14
- 3
- emojis
- Brick-Pond-Leaf38
- 4
- 14
- Drum-Frog-Vine10
- 3
- 1
- 13
- 18
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 18
- weak
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