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 “drum_river_sand_63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake!drum!brick!15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “nestchaidrum31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn_Gold_Cloud35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafVineRain78 (b) Saanvi2009
- 6.🔐 “Leaf_88” 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
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed!Tiger!2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav@Gold@33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShellLakeGold35 (b) Aarav2015
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “leafwolfneemriver”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin@Shell30 (b) Kite.Fern.Wheel46
- 13.🔐 Is “password86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemMoonKite41 (b) Chai!Pond!2013
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel.Seed.2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LotusWheelMango37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) emojis
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedKiteMoon70 (b) sandcornrivership
- 21.🔐 Is “Wolf#Tiger#Frog17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty70 (b) lotus-dust-drum-11
- 23.🔐 Is “Tiger_Mango_Seed40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2009 (b) TentDrumTiger33
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum_Chai_2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “plumtigersandfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem_boat_tiger_72 (b) Moon@55
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “WheelCloudRain18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp.85 (b) hill#tent#pond#51
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “SandToastTiger33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerneemkite15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “wolf.tent.corn.42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Lake#11” 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
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf@41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineBrickRain10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “SeedVineSand47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cornshipdust51 (b) KiteCloudRain61
- 39.🔐 “Plum@49” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) VineLampHill52 (b) nestshiphilltoast
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- 14
- 4
- LeafVineRain78
- shorter than 12
- in your head
- 15
- 13
- ShellLakeGold35
- 17
- Kite.Fern.Wheel46
- weak
- 3
- NeemMoonKite41
- 4
- risky
- 3
- emojis
- SeedKiteMoon70
- strong
- lotus-dust-drum-11
- strong
- TentDrumTiger33
- 14
- weak
- neem_boat_tiger_72
- 16
- hill#tent#pond#51
- 16
- 2
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 14
- KiteCloudRain61
- shorter than 12
- VineLampHill52
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