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) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandGoldShell87 (b) Ishaan2008
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellWolfRiver12 (b) Sand.Drum.2015
- 4.🔐 Is “belltentnestcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 “pearlmangowheelnest” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “NeemPearlHill20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Shell66 (b) PondWheelDust28
- 8.🔐 Is “qwerty15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “admin85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “SeedFrogFern52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Ship-21 (b) PondKiteLake22
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) required (d) safe
- 13.🔐 “dustfrogshellneem” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastSandLotus31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Kite.21” 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
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha@Shell@11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan-Lake-80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “shelltigermangogold” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “admin12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf@Gold@Bell45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 23.🔐 Is “TigerPondBrick34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shippearllampwolf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Qwerty-Vine61” 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
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River-Ship-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Is “Aarav@Corn@25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🗝️ 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
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolflotusriverchai (b) VinePearlNeem59
- 30.🔐 Is “Chai-Lamp-Mango80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “DustPearlWheel31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “pondsandriver70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust#Gold#Lamp76 (b) mangochairainlotus
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold!Leaf!Lamp72 (b) Bell_Lamp_2012
- 35.🔐 Is “WolfLeafNest54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud#83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “kitebellrivernest” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “mangotoastpond36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Is “tent_sand_river_55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “hill_mango_corn_20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 12
- SandGoldShell87
- BellWolfRiver12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- PondWheelDust28
- weak
- 7
- strong
- PondKiteLake22
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- shorter than 12
- 4
- 14
- weak
- 7
- 2
- 4
- emojis
- strong
- 1
- has a common word
- 4
- weak
- in your head
- VinePearlNeem59
- strong
- 16
- weak
- Dust#Gold#Lamp76
- Gold!Leaf!Lamp72
- strong
- 8
- weak
- weak
- strong
- 18
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