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) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 2.🔐 Is “Diya2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemRainPlum26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn.75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandLotusToast41 (b) Kabir2018
- 6.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan.Sand.11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “seed_boat_tent_30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 Is “Toast-Ship-2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustpearlrainsand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern@kite@boat@67 (b) Welcome-Drum21
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ferngoldrivercloud” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 14.🔐 Is “qwerty12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedLampKite56 (b) Tara!Lake!24
- 16.🔐 Is “Pearl-Brick-2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 18.🔐 “Leaf@18” 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
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_Bell_Vine20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Is “River-Wheel-Corn22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 “Mango-Drum-2013” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome@Kite81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandtoastnest67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Arjun!Neem!15” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha#Lotus#38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumcloudnest89 (b) leaf-tent-shell-59
- 29.🔐 “Boat@45” 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.🔐 “dusthillpearlmango” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin-Drum19 (b) PearlRainTent12
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell-Tent-2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Pearl60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan#Vine#70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust.toast.wheel.71 (b) Plum.Leaf.2018
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “MangoGoldRiver17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “LampFernSand31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine#Sand#Tiger59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “plumsandseedmoon” 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
- 40.🔐 Is “LeafFrogBrick51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 12
- weak
- 14
- 4
- SandLotusToast41
- risky
- 4
- strong
- weak
- 1
- fern@kite@boat@67
- 1
- in your head
- weak
- SeedLampKite56
- weak
- others can guess it
- shorter than 12
- 4
- strong
- has a name or year
- 14
- 2
- 3
- 3
- has a name or year
- 4
- leaf-tent-shell-59
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- PearlRainTent12
- 4
- 15
- 14
- dust.toast.wheel.71
- 16
- strong
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
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