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 “tiger@river@rain@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 “sandgoldlake89” 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
- 3.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password83 (b) WheelPondLamp68
- 7.🔐 “Vihaan.Lamp.19” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “chaisandgoldlamp” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein-Vine88 (b) gold#kite#corn#30
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold.73 (b) toast#river#shell#50
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “brick#fern#wolf#18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “CornWheelPearl44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 “Sand#Drum#2016” 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
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Fern@71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Is “riversandtent32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2015 (b) nest-lamp-dust-54
- 18.🔐 Is “qwerty15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “lakewolftentmango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou-Sand25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Is “River!26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FrogVineRiver30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Cloud!83” 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
- 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “mangochaiboat64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “Leaf.29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 28.🔐 “mangocornchai29” 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
- 29.🔐 Is “iloveyou53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav.Rain.10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “belltentseed79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Nest@River@2017” 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
- 34.🔐 Is “Kabir2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon#Lake#Wheel71 (b) rivercorndrumbrick
- 36.🔐 Is “Boat@Cloud@Kite66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan#Dust#15 (b) Frog.Kite.Wheel33
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum!lake!tent!85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “Password!Drum83” 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.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- emojis
- others can guess it
- WheelPondLamp68
- has a name or year
- 9
- weak
- gold#kite#corn#30
- toast#river#shell#50
- 18
- 16
- has a name or year
- 7
- weak
- nest-lamp-dust-54
- weak
- 17
- 4
- weak
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 15
- weak
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 12
- 4
- weak
- has a name or year
- weak
- Moon#Lake#Wheel71
- strong
- Frog.Kite.Wheel33
- 3
- has a common word
- 9
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