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) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2011 (b) NeemNestDrum88
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin!Pearl85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumtoastpearlpond (b) ship!river!dust!88
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand.Nest.Corn52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 “wolfrainshelldrum” 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
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemmangolotus65 (b) TigerLampLotus86
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango@Bell@Tiger77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed!21 (b) NestMoonHill16
- 11.🔐 Is “Iloveyou.Lotus57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 “Aarav-Bell-42” 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
- 13.🔐 “tigerbellbrick69” 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 “LotusDustPearl59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain.Seed.Vine34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) digits (d) symbols
- 18.🔐 Is “welcome29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Is “Brick@Shell@Wheel89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River!Moon!Wolf33 (b) vinetigershiplotus
- 21.🔐 Is “River-Pearl-Fern86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Is “Qwerty-Neem12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 “Letmein@Pearl22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum@Boat@Tent30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “Toast_Seed_Nest29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Is “vine.fern.hill.80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf.Wheel.2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “Qwerty#Vine79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Leaf#Bell#Kite29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine_tiger_lake_42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “seedleafchai58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent.Hill.Gold66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 37.🔐 “Chai@85” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf_Fern_Corn87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “Corn!84” 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
- 40.🔐 Is “Tara2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 12
- NeemNestDrum88
- 13
- ship!river!dust!88
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- TigerLampLotus86
- 4
- NestMoonHill16
- weak
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- risky
- 4
- emojis
- weak
- strong
- River!Moon!Wolf33
- strong
- weak
- 9
- has a common word
- 16
- 10
- strong
- strong
- 10
- 15
- weak
- 4
- 3
- 14
- 16
- others can guess it
- shorter than 12
- 4
- shorter than 12
- weak
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