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 “Lotus_Pearl_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigervineleaf60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 “vinerainnest81” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “Arjun#Seed#66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin@Seed77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “Drum#23” 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
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite-frog-tent-23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampLotusDrum65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem@Kite@2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold#Nest#2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “ship.bell.pond.13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 “Drum-Plum-2018” 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
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerBrickBoat87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelBellCloud41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan.Bell.37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 “Arjun.Wolf.22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipPlumRain67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl#Plum#Lotus62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frog#drum#lake#32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Gold87 (b) Tiger!Vine!Sand49
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Hill10 (b) mango_pond_tiger_42
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger-Wolf-Lamp65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf@Sand@2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 31.🔐 Is “Nisha.Nest.83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverdustfern19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “lampshipnest66” 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
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan-Boat-20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Arjun-Nest-79” 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
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DustHillLake24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “plumlakepondcloud” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “admin73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp@Cloud@2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudBellToast49 (b) Ananya2009
Answer key
- 4
- 10
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 4
- shorter than 12
- 3
- risky
- 3
- emojis
- 14
- 12
- 3
- 4
- 17
- has a name or year
- 16
- 3
- 14
- has a name or year
- 14
- 4
- 3
- Tiger!Vine!Sand49
- mango_pond_tiger_42
- 4
- 4
- 9
- in your head
- weak
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- has a name or year
- 3
- weak
- 7
- 15
- CloudBellToast49
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