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) 6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus@42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “CornSeedBoat21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shiprivertigerseed” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusvinepondnest”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🗝️ 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
- 7.🔐 Is “cloud@gold@fern@84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 Is “Tent@44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2013 (b) sand#tiger#rain#59
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “VineTentSand75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Is “Lamp-Wheel-Neem88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “riverbellwolfrain”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome31 (b) NeemSandShip73
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverFrogToast59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Is “Mango!Drum!2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Is “RiverTentCloud16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 Is “vine#seed#neem#19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum-boat-brick-12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav!Fern!81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 “Leaf-79” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “Sand-35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2010 (b) NeemTentMango50
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome!Vine62 (b) brick.shell.moon.20
- 25.🔐 “lotuschaikitepearl” 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
- 26.🔐 “Tara_Ship_31” 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
- 27.🔐 “Password-Tent35” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango.14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou-Mango10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain_Pond_Gold62 (b) Ananya!Mango!10
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome@Pond42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 “riverlamptent20” 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
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell-38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Leaf!Moon!Wheel30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed!Lake!River84 (b) Tara2018
- 37.🔐 Is “tiger_tent_river_51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 39.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 40.🔐 “tentmangokite11” 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
Answer key
- 12
- 4
- 14
- 1
- 17
- in your head
- strong
- weak
- sand#tiger#rain#59
- 14
- strong
- 17
- 10
- NeemSandShip73
- 16
- weak
- strong
- strong
- 3
- 4
- shorter than 12
- weak
- NeemTentMango50
- brick.shell.moon.20
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- 4
- 4
- 2
- Rain_Pond_Gold62
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- strong
- Seed!Lake!River84
- strong
- 3
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
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