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 “Wolf!63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “Vine-31” 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
- 3.🔐 Is “sanddrumshell54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemLampBrick64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “Qwerty-Chai41” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Dust_56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Pearl!24” 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
- 10.🔐 “Password.Corn84” 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
- 11.🔐 “vinelampriver53” 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
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 “Nisha@Kite@48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “SandWolfMoon79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog.Tent.2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “shelllotusriverlamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 18.🔐 Is “Pond.88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 “Vihaan_Wheel_26” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf-moon-sand-31 (b) Tara!Hill!27
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “leafponddustlamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🗝️ 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
- 23.🔐 Is “Pearl!Frog!2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🎂 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
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast-Frog-2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Is “drumcorndustleaf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverFrogKite48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “Drum#57” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 30.🔐 Is “belldustneemseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickFernPond64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “brickkitetiger81” 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
- 34.🔐 Is “bell-lamp-river-25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite-86 (b) neem-leaf-corn-25
- 36.🔐 Is “Kite@Lotus@Vine27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “SandDrumBell16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem-Boat-Corn26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin#Sand55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick.45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 4
- shorter than 12
- weak
- emojis
- 12
- 3
- has a common word
- 12
- shorter than 12
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 9
- has a name or year
- 14
- 14
- 19
- risky
- weak
- has a name or year
- leaf-moon-sand-31
- 16
- in your head
- weak
- others can guess it
- 2
- 4
- weak
- 15
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 15
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- neem-leaf-corn-25
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 4
- 4
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