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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “Tiger!50” 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
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin#Tiger27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “ponddustmango85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “ShellRiverRain27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 “Shell@Corn@2012” 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
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya#Nest#37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “Lamp_17” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell_brick_sand_73 (b) Seed.Brick.2014
- 12.🔐 Is “fernbellvinecloud” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Brick39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell.Gold.Mango76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome.Mango44 (b) TentChaiMoon38
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp!lake!seed!83 (b) boatclouddustneem
- 18.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipRainWolf17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya@Lotus@74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Drum38 (b) frog.lamp.toast.62
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 25.🔐 Is “Seed-Tiger-Pond88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Is “admin34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “cornrainmoonboat”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “tentlotushillmango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “Qwerty_Moon83” 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
- 30.🔐 Is “Tent-Lake-Wolf77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty-Tiger83 (b) PlumPondTiger14
- 32.🔐 “Wolf@77” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 33.🔐 “Boat_88” 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
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand@Lamp@2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “drumneemwolfleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty.Gold39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan!Dust!22 (b) frog-leaf-dust-22
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai-Boat-Plum52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “mangoseedlampbell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “lamp_lake_cloud_47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 2
- shorter than 12
- 4
- risky
- 15
- strong
- has a name or year
- in your head
- 14
- shorter than 12
- shell_brick_sand_73
- weak
- 4
- 3
- 4
- TentChaiMoon38
- lamp!lake!seed!83
- emojis
- 2
- 3
- 13
- 8
- frog.lamp.toast.62
- 12
- strong
- weak
- 16
- 18
- has a common word
- strong
- PlumPondTiger14
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- 14
- weak
- 13
- frog-leaf-dust-22
- 16
- weak
- strong
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