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.🔐 “Moon#Frog#2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan_Lake_40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus#river#bell#82 (b) Leaf_55
- 4.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 5.🔐 Is “brickkitetigerleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔐 Is “Shell!Rain!2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel#chai#drum#19 (b) Rain_40
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 “Tara.Sand.34” 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
- 10.🔐 Is “nest@lamp@tent@49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moon-kite-mango-55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein18 (b) chai_wheel_tent_88
- 13.🔐 “Brick_Lake_2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 “Hill-76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Pearl76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus@mango@seed@17 (b) Bell_61
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinemangoleaf33 (b) Tiger-Lotus-Seed21
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite!72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Is “chai#lotus#fern#86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “LakeKiteDrum13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonShipWheel77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonplummango71 (b) ShellShipRiver28
- 26.🔐 Is “Leaf-61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusLampShip59 (b) Dust_79
- 28.🔐 “Welcome_Pond36” 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
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2010 (b) CloudKiteRiver48
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog.78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “Lamp_River_2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai@kite@drum@50 (b) shipcorntigermango
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon_Corn_Neem11 (b) Ishaan2009
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 35.🔐 Is “dustseedcloudshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Fern-45 (b) sand-drum-bell-61
- 39.🔐 “vinecloudshellriver” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 40.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
Answer key
- has a name or year
- 4
- lotus#river#bell#82
- in your head
- weak
- weak
- wheel#chai#drum#19
- 3
- has a name or year
- strong
- 3
- chai_wheel_tent_88
- has a name or year
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 13
- lotus@mango@seed@17
- 2
- Tiger-Lotus-Seed21
- 4
- strong
- strong
- 3
- 10
- ShellShipRiver28
- weak
- LotusLampShip59
- has a common word
- CloudKiteRiver48
- 7
- weak
- chai@kite@drum@50
- Moon_Corn_Neem11
- risky
- weak
- 12
- 8
- sand-drum-bell-61
- fewer than 3 kinds
- others can guess it
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