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 “dustvinegoldfrog” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “brickchaimoon13” 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
- 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 5.🔐 Is “leaf_pearl_pond_31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “nestlampdustchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearlbrickshipwheel (b) Nest!Frog!Moon77
- 8.🔐 “Plum_46” 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
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password85 (b) Boat.Sand.Drum65
- 10.🔐 “sandgoldcloudkite” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2016 (b) Moon.Rain.Gold84
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 13.🔐 Is “Cloud@Dust@Kite55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon-cloud-lotus-19 (b) Password#Bell88
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Nest47 (b) mango.dust.vine.22
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusdustpearl10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “Gold#42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 21.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonboatvine88 (b) Shell@Boat@Kite26
- 23.🔐 Is “shipkitetentleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan.Pearl.65 (b) pearl!lotus!ship!65
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “wolffrogcloudvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 “seeddustneembrick” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake@Sand@2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River@Seed@Gold44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloud.river.fern.37 (b) plumwolflampshell
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainPondPlum45 (b) drumsandriverlotus
- 32.🔐 Is “sand!mango!river!10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 “frogcorndust43” 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
- 34.🔐 Is “kiteseedpearl11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf#Cloud#Ship27 (b) Hill.Leaf.2013
- 36.🔐 “Tara_River_42” 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
- 37.🔐 “lotuslakedrum22” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “GoldTigerWheel52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Vine-Bell-Seed62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “RainCornFrog68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 1
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- others can guess it
- strong
- 16
- Nest!Frog!Moon77
- shorter than 12
- Boat.Sand.Drum65
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Moon.Rain.Gold84
- risky
- strong
- moon-cloud-lotus-19
- mango.dust.vine.22
- 9
- 16
- weak
- 12
- 3
- in your head
- Shell@Boat@Kite26
- weak
- pearl!lotus!ship!65
- 9
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 4
- cloud.river.fern.37
- RainPondPlum45
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- Wolf#Cloud#Ship27
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- strong
- strong
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