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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog.nest.drum.65 (b) mangotentneemvine
- 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel@Nest@2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 6.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 7.🔐 “vinetigerfernchai” 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
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bell!neem!chai!68 (b) Tara2017
- 9.🔐 Is “admin46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 “Iloveyou#Drum65” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “Saanvi-Pearl-23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi!Kite!12 (b) Lamp!Nest!Drum41
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfneemlake64 (b) Chai@Lotus@River84
- 15.🔐 Is “Hill#Brick#2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 “plumbrickkite72” 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
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin_Chai46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent#Rain#2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem-hill-lotus-14 (b) Cloud-43
- 20.🔐 “riverwheelseeddrum” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “password11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password68 (b) ShipFrogShell25
- 23.🔐 Is “lotusshiptentseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Dust16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Dust.Hill.2016” 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
- 26.🔐 “lakeneemcorncloud” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou_Drum48 (b) neem-kite-plum-38
- 28.🔐 Is “Ananya!Toast!11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔐 “Password-Boat59” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 30.🔐 Is “lakehilltoast53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust!toast!brick!79 (b) Hill_18
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Kite_Sand57 (b) Hill-26
- 33.🔐 “Qwerty.Sand40” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemkiteseed76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “plum#gold#boat#25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “Leaf.50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “Admin-Vine80” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat.Pond.2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 12
- frog.nest.drum.65
- emojis
- 4
- 3
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- bell!neem!chai!68
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- Lamp!Nest!Drum41
- others can guess it
- Chai@Lotus@River84
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- 14
- neem-hill-lotus-14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- ShipFrogShell25
- weak
- 4
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- neem-kite-plum-38
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- dust!toast!brick!79
- Plum_Kite_Sand57
- has a common word
- 2
- 9
- strong
- weak
- 3
- has a common word
- 14
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