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.🔐 Is “BoatNeemBrick27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick#River#2015 (b) neem_tiger_drum_24
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Pond_Wolf34 (b) Fern.12
- 4.🔐 Is “pondtentbelldust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum-38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 7.🔐 Is “Wheel_Toast_Tiger15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “lamp#vine#lake#84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan-Hill-24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “nestdrumtoastneem” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein#Cloud12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “WolfMoonDrum39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “wolffernchai34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “rain@pond@drum@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast!mango!lamp!49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 “Shell!51” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheelvinesandneem (b) Lotus-Chai-Cloud66
- 19.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainGoldCorn13 (b) Letmein-Drum32
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick_Wolf_Tent36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou!Gold35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem_rain_mango_47 (b) iloveyou64
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir@Gold@55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “Moon!85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
- 27.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir@Mango@47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 “Leaf!Wolf!2014” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 31.🔐 “Wheel#Lotus#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
- 32.🔐 “neemlotusseedship” 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
- 33.🔐 Is “lamprivertoast79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitecloudpearl38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Welcome-Pearl10” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “River!13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou_Neem25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “boatmangorain77” 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
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship_Shell_Lake44 (b) welcome30
Answer key
- strong
- neem_tiger_drum_24
- Plum_Pond_Wolf34
- weak
- 4
- others can guess it
- strong
- emojis
- 17
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- strong
- 14
- strong
- 3
- shorter than 12
- Lotus-Chai-Cloud66
- 12
- RainGoldCorn13
- 4
- 4
- neem_rain_mango_47
- 4
- weak
- 3
- risky
- 4
- has a name or year
- in your head
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 2
- 2
- has a common word
- weak
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Ship_Shell_Lake44
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